
Inspired Recruitment
C/C++ Software Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £150,000 - 150,000 per year
Requirements:- High proficiency in C/C++
- Experience in writing bare metal embedded software
- Experience with CI/CD workflow
- Experience with Git and containerised development environments
- Familiarity with debugging tools, hardware interfaces, and safety analysis techniques
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to collaborate in a wider team
- Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Understanding of hardware/software integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
- Experience in developing to DO-178C
- Assist in delivering embedded C/C++ safety critical projects
- Work onsite 3 days per week in Cheltenham
- Work on aerospace and defense systems
- Produce C/C++ code to internal software standards
- Develop and validate requirements
- Produce accurate design documentation
- Complete thorough software testing
- Carry out requirements definition, design, development, and verification across a variety of integrity levels, from safety critical to proof of concept
- Conduct design and code reviews to maintain high-quality standards
- Debug in embedded environments
- CI/CD
- Embedded
- Git
- Hardware
- Support
- C++
More:
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Software Engineer Contractor with a wide breadth of skills to support a variety of software projects and further develop our teams skillset. The role is based onsite in Cheltenham for 3 days per week and involves work on aerospace and defense systems. We offer the opportunity to contribute to embedded C/C++ safety critical projects across a range of integrity levels, from safety critical to proof of concept.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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Inspired Recruitment
Cheltenham
IT
Skills & Technologies
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£150,000
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£60,000
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This salary is 150% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks