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#37 by score · #37 editorially · Software Development

Embedded / IoT Engineer

Tier 3 · Safe if you evolveAI risk: lowEstimate3 offers on SOLID.Jobs

Closeness to hardware = a natural moat against AI; often on-site

Overall scoreDerived
5.51/ 10
#37 of 63 by score with the default weights. #37 in the editorial ranking.
  • Salary 30% × 3.71.11
  • AI resistance 35% × 7.02.45
  • Demand 20% × 6.01.20
  • Remote work 10% × 5.00.50
  • Low stress 5% × 5.00.25

Salary, k PLN per month

Estimate
051015202530Estimate≈14–25

estimate MID → SENIORmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)

Range MID → SENIOR
≈14–25
Range midpoint
≈19.5
Junior Derived
≈9.8
Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
≈13.3
Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
≈16.0

NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.

Easiest transitions

Estimate
IoT ArchitectRoboticsAutomotive

2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)

Key certifications

Estimate
no standardC/RTOS practice

Scores 1–10

Estimate
  • AI resistance7/10
    10 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
  • Demand6/10
    10 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
  • Remote work5/10
    10 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
  • Stress5/10
    10 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
  • Entry barrier8/10
    10 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
  • Prestige7/10
    10 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula

The market in job ads

From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 30/10/2026

Too few offers for this role (3 offers, threshold 10). Below are statistics for the Software Development category (454 offers), labelled as category data, not role data.

454offers in the category · 46 employers
21.9kcategory B2B median
22koverall median · 16–26k
43%remote in the category

Most common stack in Software Development

  • Java
  • Docker
  • Python
  • PHP
  • REST
  • PostgreSQL
  • CI/CD
  • React
  • Kubernetes
  • Angular
  • Spring Boot
  • Git

Most common in this role's 3 offers: Docker, C / C++, CMake, Embedded development, Git, nRF / STM32 / ESP32. This is only indicative.

74025 Q174225 Q262425 Q351925 Q458826 Q161126 Q253426 Q310626 Q4
Offers per quarter in Software Development · hollow dot = quarter in progress