What do embedded software engineers mainly do?

Embedded software engineers are usually responsible for the planning, design, coding and testing of embedded software systems.

Embedded system is divided into operating system and hardware. The employment direction is broader and deeper, and the employment opportunities and entry treatment are better than those of ordinary software engineers. Develop some bottom-level software that is most closely related to hardware, such as BootLoader, board support package (like PC BIOS, which drives hardware down and supports operating system up), and the most elementary hardware driver.

Need skills and development direction

Embedded engineers need to have C language or C++ language, assembly language, operating system and other foundations; Familiar with hardware knowledge of analog electronic technology and digital electronic technology; Understand the processor architecture.

An embedded software development engineer who has accumulated rich development experience can develop into an embedded system development engineer and be promoted to product R&D manager or IT project manager.

An embedded software development engineer who has a certain understanding of testing theory and methods can also become an embedded system testing engineer and eventually become an IT project manager. If you want to start a business and make your own products, embedded software development can develop patented products.