firmware jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, firmware appears in 623 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Embedded Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning firmware, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is firmware in demand in 2026?
Yes. firmware appears in 623 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. Embedded Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning firmware (16.4% of all postings mentioning firmware).
+What jobs require firmware?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning firmware are Hardware Product Manager (15.0% of that role’s postings mention firmware), Hardware Systems Engineer (10.8% of that role’s postings mention firmware), Product Test Engineer (10.7% of that role’s postings mention firmware).
+What skills are commonly paired with firmware?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), firmware most often appears alongside Python, Linux, C++, C, RTOS.
+Where is firmware most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring firmware are El Segundo, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring firmware — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require firmware
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Product Manager | 3 | 15.0% |
| Hardware Systems Engineer | 4 | 10.8% |
| Product Test Engineer | 3 | 10.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 102 | 10.7% |
| Hardware Engineer | 4 | 10.3% |
| Back-End Developer | 2 | 10.0% |
| System Software Engineer | 11 | 8.7% |
| Electrical Engineer | 6 | 8.5% |
| Electrical Engineering Manager | 3 | 7.0% |
| Systems Software Engineer | 7 | 6.9% |
Roles with the most firmware postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 102 | 16.4% |
| Software Engineer | 81 | 13.0% |
| Product Manager | 44 | 7.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 41 | 6.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 36 | 5.8% |
| System Software Engineer | 11 | 1.8% |
| Test Engineer | 10 | 1.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 1.4% |
| Security Engineer | 9 | 1.4% |
| Program Manager | 7 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for firmware
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 56 | 9.0% |
| Bengaluru | 43 | 6.9% |
| San Francisco | 21 | 3.4% |
| Santa Clara | 18 | 2.9% |
| Austin | 15 | 2.4% |
| San Mateo | 13 | 2.1% |
| Boston | 10 | 1.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 9 | 1.4% |
| San Jose | 9 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with firmware
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning firmware by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s firmware postings by all firmware postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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