Senior Python Engineer – Onsite Cambridge, 12-Month Contract

Lancesoft Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft Ltd in Cambridgeshire, UK, is seeking a contract Software Engineer to maintain and expand our data collection platform. The role is based on-site at our Cambridge offices, with occasional visits to others, and spans 12 months.

You will develop software for prototype wearable devices, integrate them into the data collection lab, and work with a cross-disciplinary team of audio/video engineers and researchers to deliver robust, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of professional programming experience.
• Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
• Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) and concurrent systems.
• Experience with FastAPI, or similar backend frameworks in Python.
• Working knowledge of time-synchronization.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to work with cutting-edge prototype wearable devices.
• Make the data collection process efficient, reliable and accurate.
• Work with recording equipment for audio, video, inertial measurements and other modalities.
• Deploy, test and evaluate upgrades to the distributed data collection platform.
• Build and maintain systems for monitoring system health.
• Enhance tooling for the validation and processing of data.
• Work onsite to debug problems and performing root cause analyses.
• Work with other engineers to triage issues, design solutions and estimate work.
• Promote best practices across the community of engineers and researchers.

Skills

Python development

Linux & shell scripting

Distributed systems & networking

Time synchronization

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Python

Job description

Lancesoft Ltd in Cambridgeshire, UK, is seeking a contract Software Engineer to maintain and expand our data collection platform. The role is based on-site at our Cambridge offices, with occasional visits to others, and spans 12 months.

You will develop software for prototype wearable devices, integrate them into the data collection lab, and work with a cross-disciplinary team of audio/video engineers and researchers to deliver robust, scalable systems.