Senior Embedded Software Engineer

At Lunar Energy, we're on a mission to transform the way we power our homes by building an ecosystem of all-electric products, starting with a next-generation home battery system and a cloud PaaS to manage large fleets of DER assets. Comprising a team of visionary entrepreneurs and dedicated technology and industry experts, we're united by our shared vision of deploying and building products to electrify homes that are connected through an integrated software platform.

Responsibilities

• Developing the software running in an embedded Linux platform including optimisation on the edge.
• Designing, coding and testing sub-systems that provide high performance functionality on constrained hardware.
• Writing code across the full embedded stack from bootloader to high-level application software, including on embedded Linux operating systems.
• Working across multiple teams to ensure delivery, meet standards and ensure consistency
• Contributing to the continual improvement of our development best practices

Your key skills & experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Embedded Software or Firmware Engineer
• Good experience in developing Rust
• A proven track record of at least 5 years’ developing and architecting software, encompassing the full lifecycle from prototype to production.
• Ability to integrate hardware and software to develop end-to-end solutions.
• Working experience with Unix operating systems
• You love working in a smaller team where you can see the huge impact of your work
• You love learning and are open minded about changing your opinion if given new information
• You are autonomous and enjoy managing your own workload and deadlines

Desirable skills

• Experience in Python and/or C.
• Good understanding of communication stacks, such as WiFi, Bluetooth or CAN.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools and debugging methodologies.
• Ability to read hardware schematics and PCBs.
• Professional experience in the renewable energy sector, or an interest in green tech

Joining us gives you

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and stock options package.
• Healthcare Benefits: Access to a private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded).
• Wellbeing Perks: A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash.
• Financial Security: 5% employer contributions pension matching, life assurance & income protection schemes (available after 12 months of service)
• Investment in Your Growth: A budget of £1,000 per financial year for work-related training and an allowance of 4 training days.
• Other Benefits: Participate in the Cycle To Work scheme and benefit from the Home office Setup Support: Receive £200 upon joining for remote work setup.
• Mental Health Support: Access to Spill - a Mental Health Support platform.
• Family-Focused Benefits: Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, Workplace Nursery benefit.
• Time Off: 25 days of annual holiday entitlement plus 8 Bank Holidays.

Duration

Full-time

Location

This role is fully remote within the UK, with occasional in-person work required at our London office (located close to Spitalfields Market) when project needs arise. The specific days for on-site work are flexible and at your discretion. All other working days can be remote.

Inclusivity Matters

Lunar Energy is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from individuals regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, or social background. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, and we do not filter applications by university background, welcoming those who have taken alternative educational and career paths.

Join Lunar Energy and be a part of the future of sustainable home energy. Make an impact, grow your expertise, and contribute to a cleaner, more eco-conscious world. Apply now!