Senior Software Architect - Hybrid, Relocation

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch daily in on‑s

35-hour working week: Tue–Thu on-site,

£5,000 relocation allowance

Company-supported security clearance

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd. is seeking a senior software architectural lead in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will design and govern the software architecture and CI/CD processes that the engineering team builds across robotics payloads, vehicle automation, computer vision, and simulation.

You will ensure safety-critical compliance, enable scalable, maintainable outcomes, and guide prototypes toward qualification while maintaining pragmatism in an R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software architecture design and implementation for safety-critical or compliance-driven systems.
• Hands-on experience with C/C++ and Python in Linux real-time environments.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and work across hardware/software boundaries.
• Experience implementing CI/CD processes for safety-critical software.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent (2:1 minimum).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end software architecture and CI/CD pipelines for remote and autonomous systems.
• Establish unit testing, verification and validation processes, and build the evidence base required to satisfy defence safety-critical standards.
• Integrate software architecture across control systems, computer vision, sensor fusion, simulation, and digital twin platforms.
• Support final system integration, commissioning, and real-world field trials with global military end users.

Skills

Software architecture

C/C++

Python

CI/CD for safety-critical

Reading schematics

Education

2:1 minimum in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

CODESYS/PLC

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd. is seeking a senior software architectural lead in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will design and govern the software architecture and CI/CD processes that the engineering team builds across robotics payloads, vehicle automation, computer vision, and simulation.

You will ensure safety-critical compliance, enable scalable, maintainable outcomes, and guide prototypes toward qualification while maintaining pragmatism in an R&D environment.