Senior Firmware Engineer
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 56% sure that is the right code. CHEMIFY LIMITED is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2124 (Electronics engineers) or SOC 2123 (Electrical engineers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
2124 Electronics engineers Also possible | £36,400 | £41,600 | £46,800 | £52,000 |
2123 Electrical engineers Also possible | £41,100 | £47,000 | £52,900 | £58,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Chemify
Chemify is revolutionising chemistry. We are creating a future where the synthesis of previously unimaginable molecules, drugs, and materials is instantly accessible. By combining AI, robotics, and the world’s largest continually expanding database of chemical programs, we are accelerating chemical discovery to improve quality of life and extend the reach of humanity.
Location: Glasgow, UK (hybrid)
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to own the embedded firmware that drives the robotic modules at the heart of our platform — the pumps, valves, sensors, and motion systems that physically carry out chemistry. You will take firmware from architecture through to robust, production-grade code running across our fleet of robotic systems, working closely with electronics, mechanical, and platform-software engineers.
What sets this role apart is how close to the chemistry you will be: the firmware you write is the layer where code becomes physical motion and real reactions — and as a senior engineer you will shape how that layer is built.
If owning embedded firmware on a platform that makes molecules sounds like the right shape of job for you, we’d love to welcome you to our team.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for instrument and robotics modules.
• Own firmware for subsystems end to end — from requirements and design through bring-up, validation, and production.
• Work close to the metal: microcontrollers, motion control, sensors, actuators, and communication buses.
• Partner with electronics engineers on board bring-up and hardware/firmware interfaces, and with platform-software on higher-level control.
• Drive firmware quality: testing, code review, CI for embedded, and robust real-time behaviour.
• Mentor junior firmware engineers and help set the team’s embedded standards and practices.
About You
You are an experienced embedded engineer who likes owning firmware from architecture to hardware on the bench. You care about robustness in the real world — where a missed edge case means a stalled robot, not just a failed test — and you raise the bar for the people around you.
We expect you to bring:
• 5+ years developing embedded/firmware for electromechanical or robotic systems, including production-grade work.
• Strong C/C++ (and ideally [Python] for tooling/test), with solid embedded fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of microcontrollers, real-time behaviour, interrupts, timers, and communication buses (I²C, SPI, UART, CAN).
• Hands-on bring-up and debugging across the firmware/hardware boundary (oscilloscope, logic analyser), with a methodical approach to root cause.
• STM32 experience.
• Experience owning firmware subsystems end to end and lifting the people around you.
Beneficial Skills
• Motion control, closed-loop control, or RTOS experience.
• Familiarity with hardware design and reading schematics, and close collaboration with electronics engineers.
• Exposure to robotics, lab instrumentation, or other precision electromechanical systems.
• Embedded CI/test infrastructure and firmware-update/bootloader design.
Why Join Chemify?
Impact. Your firmware is where digital instructions become physical chemistry — the robotic modules you bring to life run real experiments in the Chemifarm.
Autonomy. You will own firmware subsystems across the platform and shape how we build embedded software.
Ambition. We are a Series B deep-tech company at the frontier of chemistry, robotics, and AI — with the resources and mandate to build embedded systems for a platform unlike anything else.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with CHEMIFY LIMITED, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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