Embedded Software Architecture & Development
from bring-up to production-ready products.
GLC helps organisations design, build, and evolve embedded software systems where reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability are critical to product success.
We work with teams developing complex embedded and firmware-based products, providing architectural leadership and hands-on engineering to ensure systems are robust, scalable, and aligned with real-world constraints such as power, memory, safety, and lifecycle support.
Our work spans deeply embedded devices through to connected systems, supporting products across their full lifecycle from early architecture definition and feasibility through to delivery, optimisation, and long-term maintenance.
How we support you
Embedded Software Architecture ———-
We define and review embedded software architectures that are appropriate to the product’s technical, commercial, and regulatory context. This includes partitioning of functionality, selection of RTOS or bare-metal approaches, interface definition, and alignment with hardware and system constraints.
Architectural decisions are made with a clear focus on maintainability, testability, and long-term product evolution.
Firmware & Low-Level Development ———-
We design and implement embedded software in C and C++ across a wide range of microcontrollers and SoCs, covering device drivers, middleware, communication stacks, and application logic.
Our work addresses performance, power consumption, memory constraints, and robustness, ensuring firmware behaves predictably under real operating conditions.
RTOS, Scheduling & Concurrency———————
We support systems built on RTOS platforms as well as bare-metal implementations, defining task models, scheduling strategies, and inter-task communication mechanisms appropriate to system complexity and risk.
This includes analysing timing behaviour, concurrency risks, and failure modes to ensure reliable operation in the field.
System Integration & Connectivity ———————
Interfaces are designed to be explicit, testable, and resilient to change as products evolve.
Verification & Technical Quality——————————-
We define practical verification strategies aligned with the system architecture, including unit testing, integration testing, and regression approaches suitable for embedded environments.
Where appropriate, we introduce bespoke test frameworks and automation to improve confidence, reduce regressions, and support sustainable delivery over time.
How we work
We treat embedded software architecture as a long-term engineering asset, not a one-off design exercise. Decisions are made with full awareness of operational constraints, future change, and the realities of maintaining products in the field.
By working closely with hardware, systems, quality, and product teams, we help reduce technical risk early, avoid costly redesigns, and enable confident delivery from initial development through deployment and ongoing support.
Typical applications
Resource-constrained microcontroller and SoC-based systems
Embedded firmware for safety-critical and regulated products
Products combining hardware, firmware and higher level software systems
Connected devices requiring robust communication and update mechanisms
Let’s work together
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