Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Webster & Webster Associates
Job Overview
- Job Category: Software Developers Systems Software
- Industry: Information Technology
- Application Deadline: 23 February 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full-Time
Location Type: Remote
Webster & Webster Associates is conducting a search on behalf of our client, a leader in embedded security solutions, for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. This role is ideal for a highly skilled software engineer with a strong background in C programming, networking, and security, looking to develop high-performance cryptographic algorithms and security protocols for embedded systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize portable, memory-efficient software in C.
- Develop and integrate cryptographic and security protocols into embedded systems.
- Identify and troubleshoot software defects across different compilers and operating systems.
- Collaborate on integrating cryptography and TLS into open-source software packages.
- Maintain and improve software documentation to ensure clarity and usability.
- Participate in and conduct code reviews using GitHub Pull Requests.
- Provide technical support to customers with accurate and timely responses.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in C.
- Strong expertise in networking, security, and code optimization.
- Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in secure coding techniques.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a high-performing engineering team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with assembly programming.
- Knowledge of encryption software or cryptographic protocols such as TLS, DTLS, and SSH.
- Familiarity with SSL/TLS libraries (OpenSSL, BoringSSL, or Mbed TLS).
- Understanding of hardware-based cryptography, secure elements, or TPM.
- Experience with bootloaders and secure boot processes.
- Working knowledge of various operating environments, including Linux, Windows, Embedded Linux, and RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, QNX, ThreadX, FreeRTOS, uC/OS, MQX).
- Developing C code for mobile platforms (Android, iOS).
Why Join?
- Be part of an innovative team driving next-generation embedded security.
- Work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, high-tech environment.
- Gain exposure to cutting-edge cryptographic and networking technologies.
- Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth.
If you're a talented embedded software engineer with a passion for security and high-performance systems, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today or contact Webster & Webster Associates to learn more.
Title: Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Boston, MA
Location Type: Remote
Job Type: Full-Time
Relocation: No
Job ID: JO-2501-1202
About Webster & Webster
Struggling to find highly-qualified talent with specialized industry, domain, and technical expertise? That's where we excel. Webster & Webster is the premiere executive search firm in IoT, Embedded, AI/ML, Security, Cloud and HPC technologies.
Our mission is to help close your talent gaps, solve your toughest business challenges, and achieve your goals by recruiting engineering, technical sales, marketing, and leadership talent.
Our candidates are world-class professionals who specialize in sought-after disciplines such as open-source and proprietary embedded operating systems, development tools and custom firmware, bootloaders and BSPs, cryptographic libraries, encryption protocols, high-performance computing systems, and more.
We focus on identifying talent for roles that require deep domain expertise in safety- and security-critical markets, including aerospace and defense, automotive, transportation, and industrial sectors where knowledge of standards like ISO/IEC, FAA/EASA (DO-178B/C), MISRA, MIL-STD, NIST, MOSA/SOSA, and OWASP is a must.
Our decades of experience and industry connections allow us to understand your needs and bridge the right candidates to the right positions, right now.
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Job Overview
- Job Category: Software Developers Systems Software
- Industry: Information Technology
- Application Deadline: 23 February 2026