← All career guides Software development Embedded/IoT Engineer Develops software for devices with hardware constraints, from microcontrollers to connected IoT products. Find relevant jobs→Print learning guideOpen Hitchhiker's guide→ Skill coverage 67% 6 of 9 skills Course coverage 48% 11 of 23 courses Skill coverage shows how much of the role's capability map already has a published course. Course coverage shows how much of the mapped course pipeline for this role has shipped.

Role skills 9 Published coverage 6 Relevant courses 11 Capability map Skills Importance describes how central each capability is to the role. Course coverage shows where you can build the skill in the current OpenSkills catalog. 01 Embedded systems 5 capabilities Embedded programming Importance: Essential (5 of 5) Writes efficient C, C++, or Rust for resource-constrained targets. Course coverage ARM Architecture

Assembly Language Fundamentals

C ProgrammingFree

Computer Architecture Fundamentals

CPU Architecture

C++ Programming

Embedded Systems Fundamentals, Memory Hierarchy, Qt Fundamentals (planned)

Microcontrollers Importance: Essential (5 of 5) Programs MCU peripherals, interrupts, and low-level drivers. Course coverage Microcontroller Programming (planned)

Real-time operating systems Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Builds concurrent firmware with RTOS scheduling and synchronization. Course coverage Real-Time Operating Systems (planned)

Hardware interfaces Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Works with buses and protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN. Course coverage Embedded Hardware Interfaces

PCI Express, x86-64 Architecture, Firmware, BIOS, and UEFI (planned)

Debugging and tooling Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Uses debuggers, logic analyzers, and traces to diagnose firmware. Course coverage Debugging Techniques

Embedded Debugging and Instrumentation (planned)



02 Connected devices 4 capabilities IoT connectivity Importance: Very key (4 of 5) Connects devices with protocols like MQTT, BLE, LoRa, and Wi-Fi. Course coverage Internet of Things Fundamentals

IoT Connectivity Protocols (planned)

Device security Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Secures boot, storage, communication, and update paths on devices. Course coverage IoT Device Security

Trusted Platform Modules (planned)

Over-the-air updates Importance: Important (3 of 5) Ships reliable firmware updates to fleets in the field. Course coverage IoT Over-the-Air Updates (planned)

Edge to cloud Importance: Important (3 of 5) Integrates devices with cloud IoT platforms and data pipelines. Course coverage Edge-to-Cloud IoT Architecture Learning path Relevant courses Print all introsPrint all cheatsheets Core foundations The concepts this role is built on.

Embedded Hardware

Interfaces

IoT Device Security

Embedded Systems Fundamentals, IoT Connectivity Protocols, Microcontroller Programming, Real-Time Operating Systems (planned) Supporting knowledge Adjacent knowledge that improves day-to-day judgment. ARM Architecture

Assembly Language Fundamentals

C ProgrammingFree

Computer Architecture Fundamentals

CPU Architecture

Debugging Techniques

Edge-to-Cloud IoT Architecture

Internet of Things Fundamentals

Embedded Debugging and Instrumentation, IoT Over-the-Air Updates, Memory Hierarchy, PCI Express, Qt Fundamentals, Trusted Platform Modules, x86-64 Architecture (planned) Specializations Deeper paths for particular environments or directions. C++ Programming

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