Senior Real-Time Microscopy Software Engineer

Convergent Research, LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous benefits

Job summary

Convergent Research, LLC seeks an entrepreneurial Software Engineer to own the software systems for their multi-photon microscopy platform. The role involves maintaining and extending MATLAB-based software, collaborating closely with FPGA engineers and experimental neuroscientists. Candidates should have experience in software engineering for hardware, proficiency in Python, and knowledge of modular architectures. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with a salary between £85,000 and £100,000, alongside generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering for hardware-integrated or instrumentation systems.
• Experience with Python for data analysis and pipeline development.
• Ability to work across abstraction layers, from low-level control to higher-level application logic.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the microscope software stack, from low-level hardware control to user interfaces and real-time analysis layers.
• Maintain, debug, and extend the existing MATLAB codebase.
• Collaborate with FPGA engineering to define and implement software control and acquisition architectures.

Skills

Software engineering for hardware-integrated systems

Python for data analysis

Modular software architectures

Interfacing software with hardware

Debugging skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Rust

C

C++

Job description

Convergent Research, LLC seeks an entrepreneurial Software Engineer to own the software systems for their multi-photon microscopy platform. The role involves maintaining and extending MATLAB-based software, collaborating closely with FPGA engineers and experimental neuroscientists. Candidates should have experience in software engineering for hardware, proficiency in Python, and knowledge of modular architectures. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with a salary between £85,000 and £100,000, alongside generous benefits.