Embedded Software Team Lead

Job Description:

Job Title: Embedded Software Team Leader

Location: Nottingham

Salary: Up to £75,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Embedded Software Team Leader to join a technology-driven business based in Nottingham. This role is ideal for an experienced embedded engineer who still enjoys being technically hands-on, while also leading and developing a small, high-performing team.

You will combine embedded software development with day-to-day technical leadership, guiding a team of five engineers and playing a key role in shaping architecture, standards, and delivery across multiple embedded projects.

The Role

As Embedded Software Team Leader, you will remain deeply involved in hands-on development while providing technical direction, mentoring, and support to your team. You'll work closely with hardware, systems, and product stakeholders to deliver robust, high-quality embedded solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead firmware delivery across multiple projects, from project estimation and technical risk assessment through to implementation and release
• Remain hands-on in embedded software development across active projects
• Produce and review firmware estimates, schedules, and work packages, balancing accuracy, speed, and commercial reality
• Define and maintain software architecture, coding standards, and best practices
• Contribute to requirements definition, technical planning, and estimations
• Perform code reviews and support continuous improvement
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Support project delivery, balancing technical excellence with timelines

About You

• Strong background in embedded C/C++ development
• Experience working Bare metal, RTOS and/or linux platforms.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership or mentoring within an engineering team
• Comfortable balancing hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles and version control (e.g. Git)
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative leadership style

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability systems
• Experience with Agile or modern development methodologies
• Experience designing and delivering secure, cyber-resilient embedded systems

Why Join?

• Hands-on technical leadership role - not a pure management position
• Opportunity to shape and grow an embedded software team
• Work on a range of technically challenging and impactful products
• Supportive engineering culture with clear progression opportunities
• Hybrid working available

Location

This role is based in Nottingham, offering excellent transport links and a strong local tech community.

If you're an experienced embedded engineer ready to take the next step into hands-on technical leadership, or an experienced team leader looking for a new challenge this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.

Apply now or contact KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions for more information.