What Senior Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 1,884 open Senior Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, embedded-software.
Updated September 19, 2026
1,996 open Senior Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,884 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 64% |
| firmware | 54% |
| embedded-software | 54% |
| linux | 49% |
| embedded-systems | 43% |
| python | 42% |
| rtos | 32% |
| ai | 29% |
| embedded-linux | 25% |
| automation | 25% |
| git | 24% |
| i2c | 23% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| networking | 21% |
| uart | 20% |
| oscilloscope | 19% |
| ethernet | 19% |
| agile | 18% |
| cloud | 18% |
| microcontrollers | 15% |
| fpga | 14% |
| version-control | 13% |
| jtag | 12% |
| bash | 11% |
| test-automation | 11% |
| tcp-ip | 10% |
| rust | 9% |
| unit-testing | 9% |
| signal-processing | 8% |
| api | 8% |
| jira | 8% |
| cybersecurity | 8% |
| pcie | 8% |
| assembly | 7% |
| machine-learning | 7% |
| mqtt | 6% |
| github | 6% |
| scrum | 6% |
| oop | 5% |
| prototyping | 5% |
"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 1,996 open Senior Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 5,176
- embedded-software 4,208
- firmware 3,934
- linux 3,718
- python 3,197
- embedded-systems 3,191
- rtos 2,195
- ai 2,076
- git 1,941
- automation 1,761
- i2c 1,696
- embedded-linux 1,640