Embedded Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 957 job postings with the title “Embedded Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C++, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+How many Embedded Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 957 job postings with the title “Embedded Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Embedded Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Embedded Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are C++, C, Python, Linux, RTOS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Embedded Software Engineer?
As of 2026-09-28, Embedded Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in El Segundo, Sunnyvale, Ho Chi Minh City, Los Angeles, Irvine.
+Is Embedded Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 957 Embedded Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Embedded Software Engineer postings is C++, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Embedded Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Embedded Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | 521 | 54.4% |
| C | 440 | 46.0% |
| Python | 392 | 41.0% |
| Linux | 340 | 35.5% |
| RTOS | 234 | 24.5% |
| SPI | 190 | 19.9% |
| I2C | 179 | 18.7% |
| Rust | 172 | 18.0% |
| Embedded Linux | 161 | 16.8% |
| debugging | 151 | 15.8% |
| UART | 145 | 15.2% |
| Git | 145 | 15.2% |
| C/C++ | 141 | 14.7% |
| CAN | 126 | 13.2% |
| Device drivers | 106 | 11.1% |
Top metros hiring Embedded Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 93 | 9.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 34 | 3.6% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 28 | 2.9% |
| Los Angeles | 26 | 2.7% |
| Irvine | 14 | 1.5% |
| San Diego | 13 | 1.4% |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | 1.3% |
| Redmond | 11 | 1.1% |
| San Francisco | 11 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Embedded Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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