Career guide · Embedded & IoT
Career guide: embedded firmware and Linux BSP roles
What junior, mid and senior firmware roles expect, the interview loop, salary bands by region, and the three portfolio pieces that matter most.
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What the guide covers
Junior roles test C fundamentals, peripherals and debugging with a scope. Mid-level roles add RTOS design, drivers and a board bring-up story. Senior roles add architecture, power and security.
Interview loops usually have a take-home board exercise, a debugging session, and a system-design conversation. We describe each and how to prepare.
Portfolio: a bare-metal driver with tests, an RTOS project with a documented scheduling decision, and a Linux driver or device-tree change with a bring-up log.