Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Looking to make a measurable difference in energy saving?
Does the IT in IoT stand for Interesting Technology?
Is Linux in an embedded environment a fun prospect?

At Best Energy we deploy IoT to measure energy usage, find wastage and help our customer to cut costs and help the planet: saving energy before it’s even used.

We’re looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Embedded Linux Software Engineer to help us improve and extend our current product and to contribute to the next-generation version. Initially you’d be working on an established Perl codebase, adding features and addressing customer issues, but we have plans to rebuild on a new tech-stack soon.

We have in-house hardware design capability, our own end-to-end cloud platform and we do full solution installations on customer sites. There will be opportunities to interact across this whole range.

Salary: £40K-£50k per annum DoE.

About Best.Energy

Our mission is to forge an environment that is more energy-efficient, more sustainable and more pleasing to work and live in. We do this by harnessing the power of our own class-leading energy metering and IoT devices, a cloud platform and data analysis.

Our growing R&D and product development teams include cloud and web engineers, embedded software engineers, electronics engineers, and data scientists. Together we deliver technology to our internal operations team and to our partners who install them across the globe.

At Best.Energy you will have the opportunity to contribute to the most effective form of sustainability transformation: saving energy before it’s even used.

The Role – Embedded Software Engineer

You will be joining our Eniscope development team as they continue to develop the software that makes our unique hardware tick. You’ll be contributing to new functionality along with looking after our existing codebase, ensuring the design and implementation meet requirements and are delivered on time.

You’ll take a hands-on approach to software system design, development, test and integrations with our custom embedded devices. Your previous experience and expertise will enable you to work across all areas, avoid pitfalls and help the team to achieve more great successes.

Working in a growth industry there will be plenty of opportunities to innovate in both design and execution. We have our own cloud platform and data analysis tools with which our devices must integrate tightly. Working effectively with other departments to develop good engineering solutions will be a key part of this role.

Best.Energy expects to make major changes to its technology stack this year, including a change in language and a major innovation in its architecture. You will have the opportunity to influence the choice of technologies and shape how they are used over the coming years. Best Energy operates in a light weight agile environment based on Jira. As part of our agile process we hold short daily standups in the morning on zoom and you’ll have the opportunity to discuss your progress, share any blockers and collaborate with your team to find solutions.

What we are looking for - Embedded Software Engineer

• Excellent communication skills with a positive attitude and enthusiasm for delivering results.
• In depth knowledge of coding in an embedded Linux environment using interpreted languages such as Perl along with a willingness to learn new languages.
• Ability to work well with our other technical capabilities: cloud engineering, electronic design, support and service delivery.
• Experience working within a team working on an established codebase.
• Knowledge of embedded systems, ideally including some exposure to IoT.
• An understanding of internet security issues would be useful.
• As a bonus, understanding of commercial electrical systems including three-phase power supply and measurement.

Our current runtime technology stack includes:

• Our codebase is mainly Perl with a little PHP.
• Linux
• MQTT
• LoRa for wireless
• Modbus and other interfacing standards

Our work environment is based around:

• Jira
• Bitbucket
• Jenkins
• Google Workspace (Docs/Sheets/Chat/Mail)

What You’ll Get - Life at Best.Energy

Life at Best.Energy is busy - make no mistake about that! We’re people on a mission (and a great one at that) and we all look after each other. We have a custom designed workspace in Bristol with a great community culture, and couldn't be more excited about the future! We also have a full benefits package, check it out:

• Full remote or hybrid working based at our Bristol HQ.
• Learning time (10% of your working time can be used as learning time).
• Flexi hours - work life balance is key. Our core working hours are Monday - Friday 10.00-15.00.
• Inclusive, flexible holiday allowance of 33 days.
• Pension scheme through NEST Pensions.
• 2 Volunteer Days per year.
• Enhanced maternity leave (6 weeks full pay including SMP)
• Enhanced paternity leave (3 weeks full pay including SPP)
• Family Care Leave.

We celebrate diversity and know that it’s critical for our success at Best.Energy. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone and work hard to be an inclusive employer. If you’re brilliant at what you do and have a passion for supporting the race to net zero then we want to hear from you.

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, let us know. We’ll be happy to help.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?

Experience:

• Linux: 2 years (preferred)
• Perl: 1 year (preferred)
• Embedded Device: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: Remote