Senior Software Engineer

ToffeeX; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company at the forefront of engineering design tools seeks a passionate software engineer to join their London team. You will work on innovative applications, contributing to the design and continuous development of cloud-based software. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in Python, ReactJS, and C++, as well as a degree in computer science. The role offers the opportunity to engage in new projects and work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working on medium or large software projects.
• Experience deploying serverless applications on the Cloud.
• Customer-focused with ability to translate complex domain concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design high performing software solutions for a range of applications.
• Contribute to all aspects of the design and architecture.
• Write and maintain high-quality code following best practices.

Skills

Python

ReactJS

JavaScript

C++

TDD/BDD

Domain Driven Design

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Our software, ToffeeX, is an engineering design tool that automatically creates mechanical components for the engineering industry. It leverages a combination of artificial intelligence, numerical simulation, and sophisticated mathematical optimization techniques to design components that outperform their existing counterparts.

By bringing numerical simulation to the cloud, we create immense opportunities for the design engineer. At ToffeeX we are at the forefront of developing numerical methods for engineering design. We bring cutting edge research to industry through our cloud platform. Utilising a microservice architecture we continue to integrate and deploy mathematical optimisation modules, machine learning solutions and geometric manipulation algorithms through our flexible software pipeline.

Working closely with our clients, some of the biggest players in their industries, we revolutionise the user experience and automation in engineering software. At the same time, we design our architecture to industry leading reliability and security standards, essential to highly sensitive projects.

The position:

At ToffeeX, you will join a passionate team of software engineers, scientists, and academics. You will design high performing software solutions for cutting edge applications that range from supersonic aircraft to microprocessors and from Formula 1 cars to coffee pots!

• You will join a small, empowered software engineering team and contribute to all aspects of the design and architecture.
• You will be involved in the continuous development of our cloud-based software, working on the entire tech stack.
• You will be expected to write and maintain high quality code following best practices and share your knowledge with other members of the team.
• You will have the opportunity to propose and lead new projects through all stages of the CI/CD cycle.

As a young company we primarily look for flexible engineers that will fit well to our growing team. Some of the following experience and skills will be useful for the role along with the willingness to develop in other areas as needs arise.

• 5+ years of experience working on medium or large software projects. Ideally this will be with Python, ReactJS/JavaScript, and/or C++.
• Customer focused, with the ability to translate complex domain concepts into compelling product.
• Experience deploying serverless applications on the Cloud, ideally on AWS.
• Have a degree in computer science or a related field.
• Be comfortable communicating clearly and collaborating within a team-based environment to resolve a wide range of challenges.
• Be in the habit of writing maintainable code. Useful skills include TDD/BDD, refactoring, domain driven design and continuous integration and deployment.
• Be willing to work primarily on-site at our London, UK office (we can sponsor Work Visas in UK).