Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer (C++, Qt/QML)

ALTEN; Fareham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, regular gatherings

Flexible way of working

Job summary

ALTEN in Fareham is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a distributed team working on high‑performance, real‑time systems. You will design, develop, and maintain backend software in C++, closely coupled with hardware and sensors, and build intuitive user interfaces with Qt and QML.

You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, emphasising performance, reliability, and quality, collaborating with embedded, systems, and UI/UX engineers to deliver robust solutions on site in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with C++ in commercial settings
• Background in real-time, embedded, or performance-critical systems
• Ability to integrate software with hardware and data

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend software components using modern C++
• Build and implement algorithms that combine and process data from multiple sensors
• Develop and optimise real-time image and data processing pipelines
• Create and integrate user interfaces using Qt and QML, connected to C++ backends
• Ensure high software quality through code reviews, testing, debugging, and performance tuning
• Collaborate closely with systems, embedded, and UI/UX engineers
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle: requirements, architecture, implementation, and documentation

Skills

C++

Qt / QML

Real-time systems

Embedded systems

Sensor data processing

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Qt

QML

Embedded Linux

Job description

ALTEN in Fareham is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a distributed team working on high‑performance, real‑time systems. You will design, develop, and maintain backend software in C++, closely coupled with hardware and sensors, and build intuitive user interfaces with Qt and QML.

You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, emphasising performance, reliability, and quality, collaborating with embedded, systems, and UI/UX engineers to deliver robust solutions on site in