Senior Software Engineer

ARM; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

ARM in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a 3‑month contract in Southampton with hybrid working. The role focuses on C++ OO development, low-level firmware familiarity, and hardware interfaces, delivering machine-to-machine interfaces and robust cross‑platform applications.

You will work within an iterative lifecycle using Jira, DevOps, and Git, building microservices, test frameworks, and UI/UX components as required, across Windows and Linux environments, with

Qualifications

• Proficient in C++ or OO software development.
• Experience with electronics and low-level firmware.
• Experience documenting interfaces for machine-to-machine communication.
• Familiar with test frameworks and development.
• Experience with microservices, containerisation.
• Developing Windows and Linux applications; HMI/UX exposure.
• Interface hardware with software using design standards.
• Familiar with iterative software development (Agile) and related tools (Jira, DevOps, Git).

Skills

C++ development

Firmware familiarity

API/Interface design

Test frameworks

Microservices

GUI/HMI UX experience

Hardware interfacing

Windows & Linux apps

Iterative development lifecycles

Jira/Git/DevOps

Tools

Jira

Git

DevOps tooling

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Southampton (Hybrid working)

Contract - 3 months

Paying up to £63.50p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note that due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold a high level of UK security clearance.

Essential Skills and Experience

• C++ or relevant object‑oriented software development
• Familiarity with Electronics and lower-level firmware
• Using and generating documentation to create interfaces machine to machine
• Test frameworks and test development
• Microservices architecture/containerisation
• Development of new applications to meet user expectations and within formal constraints. (HMI/GUI/UX experience needed.)
• Familiarity with the tools and approaches to interface with hardware
• Experience with developing Windows & Linux applications.
• Experience of using Iterative development lifecycles (for example, tailored Agile.)
• Experience using tools associated with Iterative development lifecycles (Jira / DevOps / Git)
• Familiarity with development to design and coding standards.

Nice to have:

• Python, C#, LabVIEW software development Experience
• CUDA integration (AI/ML)
• Industrial protocols (read-across to Synergia etc.)
• Experience with Infrared
• Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, ITQSB or relevant higher-level formal qualifications