Senior Software Engineer

IQGeo; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IQGeo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in Cambridge. This role involves developing and maintaining innovative geospatial software products for a global customer base. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Python, SQL, and experience in automated testing, contributing to mission-critical operations in the telecommunications and utility industries.

Benefits

25 days of paid holiday

Company-matched pension contributions

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Enhanced maternity leave policy

Qualifications

• Professional experience building server-side applications in Python.
• Experience with SQL and RDBMS technology.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and support existing product releases.
• Design, develop, and maintain software products.
• Implement automated testing and manage builds.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

JavaScript

React

Job description

Job Summary

IQGeo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support our Web and Mobile Software engineering efforts for domestic and international enterprise customers. This role joins a dynamic team that enjoys working with complex applications and products that utilize software, GIS, engineering, and problem-solving skills. Our flexible scheduling and outstanding benefits support success in a highly creative, innovative, and energetic company.

About Us

Achieving universal broadband equity and meeting net zero carbon emissions are two of the biggest social and environmental challenges that the IQGeo team is tackling. To achieve this, more than 500 innovative telecommunications and utility companies around the world are “building better networks” using our award-winning geospatial software to deploy the fiber optic and distributed energy networks of the future. We play a vital role in helping utilities plan, design, construct and maintain the complex network assets essential to the success of our businesses and well-being of our communities. As a carbon neutral software company, we invite creative and talented people to join us in our mission to transform communication and utility networks for the long-term sustainability of our shared planet. Learn more about our customer stories.

Our Engineering teams are in Cambridge (UK), Denver (USA), Salt Lake City (USA), and Ghent (Belgium) and are responsible for designing and developing our geospatial products which are available both as cloud services and for on-premises deployment. You will be helping to develop the next generation of innovative geospatial products that support mission-critical operations for our global customer base.

Duties/Responsibilities

As an integral part of the Geospatial engineering team, the successful candidate will be developing new and supporting existing product releases to meet the growing list of requirements for the platform product and new industry vertical applications. Your duties and responsibilities will include:

Design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of software products adhering to the product architecture

Implementation of automated testing

Configuration management and management of build

Technical documentation of software design

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

You must have all of the following:

• Professional experience building server-side applications in Python
• Professional experience with SQL and RDBMS technology (PostgreSQL, SQLite, or similar)
• Professional experience creating back-end components
• Professional experience creating and running automated tests
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to present technical concepts to Architects and Developers
• Experience using Git or other distributed version control systems
• UK citizenship or permanent residency required
• Fluent written and spoken English

Desirable

Ideally, you’ll have some of the following:

• Experience working with Docker containers
• Professional experience building client-side applications in JavaScript
• Professional experience integrating front-end components
• Experience with React in Javascript
• Experience with Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) or web mapping
• Experience within the telecommunications and/or utilities industries
• Knowledge of Node.js design and development
• Enterprise Integration especially web services
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with Linux system architecture/administration and supporting network architecture
• Experience working in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Knowledge of or experience with: OpenLayers, PostGIS, Pyramid, Shapely, Turf, and SQLAlchemy

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

What’s In it For You

• 25 days of paid holiday, with the opportunity to purchase further days up to a total of 30.
• IQGeo SHINE program
• Charity/Volunteering day each year.
• Company-matched pension contributions of up to 6% base salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Company life assurance (4x gross salary).
• Incapacity benefit.
• Enhanced maternity leave policy.
• EV company car scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Cycle scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Give as you earn charity scheme.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in United Kingdom.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

About IQGeo

IQGeo is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platformsoftware was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.