Senior C++ Engineer – Flexible, High-Impact Contract

Microlise; Langley Mill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programmes

Costco membership

Job summary

Microlise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer C++ on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. You will join an established team, fix bugs, contribute to design and participate in sprint reviews, release cycles and reports.

The role offers mentorship opportunities and a modern tech stack with a strong focus on code quality and collaboration. You will work on a variety of projects, support junior engineers, participate in standups, demos and design discussions, and help drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical discipline.
• Hands‑on experience delivering high quality, maintainable software in a commercial environment.
• Significant industry experience with modern C++ (C++11+) including memory management, templates, concurrency and standard library.

Responsibilities

• Fixing bugs and contributing to design, planning and sprint reviews.
• Support junior engineers and contribute to code reviews and design discussions.
• Engage in product release cycles, reporting and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Modern C++ (C++11+)

SQL Server

Unit testing

Mentoring engineers

SOILD principles

Object‑oriented design

Cross‑language integration (C#/.NET)

Code reviews

Performance profiling

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

.NET ecosystem

Job description

Microlise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer C++ on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. You will join an established team, fix bugs, contribute to design and participate in sprint reviews, release cycles and reports.

The role offers mentorship opportunities and a modern tech stack with a strong focus on code quality and collaboration. You will work on a variety of projects, support junior engineers, participate in standups, demos and design discussions, and help drive continuous improvement