What Senior Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 2,042 open Senior Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, embedded-software.
Updated October 9, 2026
2,138 open Senior Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,042 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 65% |
| firmware | 53% |
| embedded-software | 52% |
| linux | 48% |
| python | 42% |
| embedded-systems | 41% |
| rtos | 33% |
| ai | 30% |
| git | 26% |
| automation | 25% |
| i2c | 23% |
| embedded-linux | 23% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| networking | 21% |
| agile | 20% |
| uart | 20% |
| ethernet | 20% |
| oscilloscope | 20% |
| cloud | 18% |
| microcontrollers | 16% |
| version-control | 14% |
| fpga | 13% |
| jtag | 12% |
| test-automation | 11% |
| bash | 10% |
| tcp-ip | 9% |
| rust | 9% |
| jira | 9% |
| api | 9% |
| unit-testing | 8% |
| cybersecurity | 8% |
| root-cause-analysis | 8% |
| pcie | 8% |
| signal-processing | 8% |
| assembly | 7% |
| machine-learning | 6% |
| scrum | 6% |
| github | 6% |
| csharp | 6% |
| matlab | 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 2,138 open Senior Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 5,622
- embedded-software 4,502
- firmware 4,200
- linux 3,984
- python 3,496
- embedded-systems 3,379
- rtos 2,375
- ai 2,222
- git 2,175
- automation 1,912
- i2c 1,816
- embedded-linux 1,757