Senior Software Developer

ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotech company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their software team. The role involves leading software projects, mentoring engineers, and focusing on full-stack development with modern frameworks. This position offers a collaborative environment, competitive salary, and benefits like private medical insurance and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Generous pension scheme

Annual bonuses

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in leading and developing complex software projects, with a focus on software architecture, design, and planning.
• Good familiarity with message-orientated or event-based systems for designing distributed architectures.
• Strong knowledge of full-stack development using modern JavaScript frameworks on the frontend and FastAPI, Flask or Django on the backend.
• Good understanding of writing software that interfaces with low-level peripherals or cloud services (ideally both). Knowledge of Java, C# or modern C++.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with software architects and product owners to develop and implement the architectural roadmap.
• Ensure that projects are executed to plan, delivering high-quality results.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers in their skill development.

Job description

Overview

Systems engineering for complex software-hardware interaction in biotech application.

This biotech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their growing software team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to harness your software skills to solve real challenges on the path towards a personalised medicine platform that truly has the potential to change lives.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will work closely with software architects and product owners to develop and implement the architectural roadmap, translating it into actionable user stories.
• As the technical lead for software projects, you will ensure that projects are executed to plan, and that the team delivers high-quality results at a sustainable pace.
• You will also mentor and guide junior engineers, helping them to develop their skills and contribute to the overall success of the software development process.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in leading and developing complex software projects, with a focus on software architecture, design, and planning.
• Good familiarity with message-orientated or event-based systems for designing distributed architectures.
• Strong knowledge of full-stack development using modern JavaScript frameworks on the frontend and FastAPI, Flask or Django on the backend.
• Good understanding of writing software that interfaces with low-level peripherals or cloud services (ideally both). This will have required knowledge of Java, C# or modern C++.

Culture and Benefits

The company's culture is one of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Employees are encouraged to share ideas, take initiative, and work together in a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to do their best work. Alongside the generous salary are benefits including private medical insurance, a generous pension scheme and annual bonuses.

Keywords

Software Design, Software Architecture, System Engineering Lifecycle, Python, FastAPI, Flask, Django, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React-Native, Angular, Java, C#, C++, Cloud, GCP, Azure, AWS, IoT, Virtualisation, Containerisation, Control Systems, Automation, Orchestration

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