Lead Software & Systems Engineer – Real-Time R&D

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is recruiting a Lead Software & Systems Engineer to head the R&D software & systems work at a Norfolk site. The role is on-site, with a salary band of £65k–£85k and flexibility for exceptional candidates.

You’ll lead a small team of engineers, define coding standards, review processes, and drive modular architecture, verification and validation, while remaining hands-on as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background in C++ on Linux; Qt/GUI is a bonus.
• Setting up and improving software process: Git workflows, code review, testing, release management
• An architecture-first, modular mindset
• Containerisation, ideally Docker on Linux
• Verification and validation experience, ideally on real-time or mission-critical software
• A background in complex products, preferably in a regulated domain such as defence, aerospace, medical, automotive etc.
• Some people leadership (formal or not) as well as technical leadership
• Happy with occasional UK and international travel
• Eligibility for SC clearance (don't need to hold it already)

Responsibilities

• Own Git and repository governance across the department: branching, review, merging, releases
• Drive a more modular architecture with clearly defined interfaces, so code can be reused across a product range
• Bring in proper verification and validation at module level, not just at system level
• Review others' code, with authority and diplomacy
• Lead and mentor the software and systems team
• Working closely with physicists, controls engineers and electronics engineers
• Shape the technical roadmap: GUI stack, containerisation and, longer term, more connected, secure and updatable systems
• Hand clean, validated, traceable work over to engineering for production
• Hands‑on coding: writing and shipping code yourself, though expect this to decrease in volume as the team grows

Skills

C++

Linux

Git workflows

Code review

Leadership

Architecture-first

Containerisation

Verification

Travel

SC clearance

Tools

Docker

Git

Linux

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is recruiting a Lead Software & Systems Engineer to head the R&D software & systems work at a Norfolk site. The role is on-site, with a salary band of £65k–£85k and flexibility for exceptional candidates.

You’ll lead a small team of engineers, define coding standards, review processes, and drive modular architecture, verification and validation, while remaining hands-on as the team grows.