Principal Embedded Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-06-12, Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Principal Embedded Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C++, with demand up 33% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-12
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+How many Principal Embedded Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 19 job postings with the title “Principal Embedded Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, with demand up 33% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Principal Embedded Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Principal Embedded Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, the skills mentioned most often are C++, Linux, C, Python, embedded software.
+Which cities are hiring the most Principal Embedded Software Engineer?
As of 2026-06-12, Principal Embedded Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Scotts Valley, Somerville, Austin, Costa Mesa, Horsham.
+Is Principal Embedded Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 19 Principal Embedded Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, with demand up 33% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Principal Embedded Software Engineer postings is C++, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Principal Embedded Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Principal Embedded Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | 9 | 47.4% |
| Linux | 7 | 36.8% |
| C | 7 | 36.8% |
| Python | 6 | 31.6% |
| embedded software | 5 | 26.3% |
| reliability qualification | 4 | 21.1% |
| Low-level drivers | 4 | 21.1% |
| microcontrollers | 4 | 21.1% |
| in-orbit support | 4 | 21.1% |
| embedded software development | 4 | 21.1% |
| Software Testing | 4 | 21.1% |
| software project management | 4 | 21.1% |
| embedded systems | 3 | 15.8% |
| CI/CD | 3 | 15.8% |
| embedded firmware | 3 | 15.8% |
Top metros hiring Principal Embedded Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scotts Valley | 2 | 10.5% |
| Somerville | 2 | 10.5% |
| Austin | 1 | 5.3% |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | 5.3% |
| Horsham | 1 | 5.3% |
| Irvine | 1 | 5.3% |
| Lafayette | 1 | 5.3% |
| Little Canada | 1 | 5.3% |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 5.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, matching postings whose canonical role is “Principal Embedded Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-06-12
- 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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