Senior Software Engineer

Tharsus; Blyth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in smart automation and robotics seeks a versatile software engineer to join their dynamic team in Blyth. The ideal candidate will have experience in a range of technologies, a passion for innovative projects, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid working environment. Strong communication skills and an appreciation for general engineering principles are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development across diverse projects.
• Good understanding of version control with Git and software engineering practices.
• Interest in collaborative and iterative development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team on various projects.
• Utilize a broad set of technologies to solve customer problems.
• Engage with customers to capture requirements and iterate on development.

Skills

Software Development

Collaboration

General Software Engineering Practices

Tools

C#

Python

React

C++

Docker

Azure

Git

Job description

Purpose of Position

We are looking for a versatile, generalist software engineer who is excited about the opportunity to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team on a multitude of exciting projects.

Our projects are very diverse, often greenfield, and have huge opportunities for learning new technologies and skills. We move quickly and iteratively and pride ourselves in working tightly with our customers. If you are looking for a lively and communicative role in smart automation and robotics, then please read on!

Because of the diverse nature of the work you will be doing, we are looking for someone with good experience across a wide skillset. Breadth is more important than depth and an appreciation of good software engineering practices is more important than finding a specialist in any one area.

We don’t have a preferred tech stack. Depending on the problem we’re trying to solve and the specific needs of the customer, we’ll use the right technology. Having said that, in recent projects we’ve utilised these technologies:

• C# (with ASP.Net Core) to create a robotics orchestrator
• Python to write async, web API based, microservices + image recognition
• React for frontend UIs
• C++ to implement low level algorithms and firmware
• MQTT for service-to-service communication
• Docker containerise and run services
• Azure for most cloud infrastructure
• Azure DevOps for project management, repos and CI/CD

We are also looking for someone with a good level of experience with general software engineering practices and should have exposure to the following:

• Version control management with Git
• Code reviews and pair programming
• Test frameworks with at least an interest in TDD
• User stories and capturing requirements
• Iterative development and refactoring

As you’ll be working in a team of electrical and mechanical engineers, we are really interested to hear of any experience or interests you have in other engineering disciplines.

Our team members have a variety of backgrounds

The people in our team come from backgrounds in robotics, physics, mathematics, aerodynamics, psychology, embedded systems, and computer science. Some have experience in large corporations, other have only ever worked for Tharsus. One person loves pottery; another likes flying planes - we're a varied bunch and that's important to us.

You should apply if

• you're a software developer with a passion to do new things
• the work we're doing sounds exciting to you!
• you have experience getting new projects off the ground
• you enjoy working with customers to solve their problems
• you can break down technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• (bonus) you have people management or mentoring experience

Other Important Stuff

This role is a hybrid one with opportunity to work a couple days of the week at home. It’s important that you can commit some time in our factory in Blyth as you’ll be working collaboratively with others on hardware.