Firmware Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “Firmware Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Firmware Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “Firmware Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Firmware Engineer jobs require?
Across Firmware Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are C, C++, Python, RTOS, SPI.
+Which cities are hiring the most Firmware Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Firmware Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, Palo Alto, Lexington, Austin, San Francisco.
+Is Firmware Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 89 Firmware Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Firmware Engineer postings is C, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Firmware Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Firmware Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 55 | 12.5% |
| C++ | 48 | 10.9% |
| Python | 35 | 7.9% |
| RTOS | 31 | 7.0% |
| SPI | 29 | 6.6% |
| Logic analyzers | 29 | 6.6% |
| oscilloscopes | 28 | 6.3% |
| I2C | 28 | 6.3% |
| debugging | 26 | 5.9% |
| CAN | 24 | 5.4% |
| firmware development | 23 | 5.2% |
| microcontrollers | 23 | 5.2% |
| JTAG | 22 | 5.0% |
| embedded systems | 20 | 4.5% |
| Git | 20 | 4.5% |
Top metros hiring Firmware Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 9 | 20.5% |
| Palo Alto | 8 | 18.2% |
| Lexington | 6 | 13.6% |
| Austin | 5 | 11.4% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 9.1% |
| San Jose | 4 | 9.1% |
| Huntsville | 3 | 6.8% |
| New York City | 3 | 6.8% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 4.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Firmware Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Firmware Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 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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