Firmware Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-06-11, Skillenai has indexed 121 job postings with the title “Firmware Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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+How many Firmware Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 121 job postings with the title “Firmware Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Firmware Engineer jobs require?
Across Firmware Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the skills mentioned most often are C, C++, Python, SPI, RTOS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Firmware Engineer?
As of 2026-06-11, Firmware Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, Palo Alto, Lexington, San Jose, Austin.
+Is Firmware Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 121 Firmware Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand down 8% 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 | 69 | 57.0% |
| C++ | 63 | 52.1% |
| Python | 50 | 41.3% |
| SPI | 36 | 29.8% |
| RTOS | 35 | 28.9% |
| Logic analyzers | 35 | 28.9% |
| oscilloscopes | 34 | 28.1% |
| I2C | 33 | 27.3% |
| Git | 29 | 24.0% |
| debugging | 28 | 23.1% |
| firmware development | 26 | 21.5% |
| embedded systems | 24 | 19.8% |
| CAN | 24 | 19.8% |
| microcontrollers | 23 | 19.0% |
| JTAG | 22 | 18.2% |
Top metros hiring Firmware Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 13 | 10.7% |
| Palo Alto | 9 | 7.4% |
| Lexington | 7 | 5.8% |
| San Jose | 7 | 5.8% |
| Austin | 5 | 4.1% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 4.1% |
| New York City | 4 | 3.3% |
| Huntsville | 3 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, 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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- 2026-06-11
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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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