What Principal Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 371 open Principal Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, embedded-software.
Updated November 3, 2026
373 open Principal Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 371 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 70% |
| firmware | 63% |
| embedded-software | 63% |
| linux | 52% |
| python | 41% |
| embedded-systems | 38% |
| agile | 33% |
| rtos | 27% |
| ai | 27% |
| git | 24% |
| networking | 24% |
| ethernet | 23% |
| embedded-linux | 22% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| pcie | 21% |
| fpga | 21% |
| i2c | 20% |
| automation | 20% |
| cloud | 19% |
| version-control | 15% |
| signal-processing | 15% |
| uart | 14% |
| oscilloscope | 13% |
| rust | 11% |
| tcp-ip | 11% |
| bash | 11% |
| devops | 10% |
| jira | 10% |
| microcontrollers | 10% |
| oop | 10% |
| root-cause-analysis | 10% |
| test-automation | 10% |
| jtag | 10% |
| iot | 9% |
| unit-testing | 9% |
| cybersecurity | 8% |
| machine-learning | 8% |
| scrum | 8% |
| devsecops | 8% |
| matlab | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 373 open Principal Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 6,902
- firmware 5,131
- embedded-software 4,922
- linux 4,847
- embedded-systems 4,360
- python 4,112
- rtos 2,928
- ai 2,658
- git 2,631
- i2c 2,422
- uart 2,236
- automation 2,218