Senior Verification and Validation Engineer

Dexory; Oxford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare via Bupa

Life insurance

Income protection

Pension with employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Full meals onsite

Fun team events

Job summary

Dexory is seeking a Senior Verification & Validation Engineer to ensure quality and performance of robotics products based in Wallingford, Oxford. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-tech environments and be comfortable working predominantly on-site.

Responsibilities include developing testing procedures, leading testing environment establishment, and approving software releases. The candidate should have proficiency in Python and Linux, along with strong problem-solving skills. Attractive benefits such as private healthcare and 25 days holiday are included.

Qualifications

• Experience within robotics, automotive, high-tech manufacturing or similar environments.
• Experience programming on devices is desirable.
• Very good version control experience with Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement hardware and software testing procedures.
• Lead the establishment of a state-of-the-art testing environment.
• Capture and analyze data during testing.
• Approve production-grade software releases.
• Build internal tooling for operational workflows.
• Write clear documentation and specifications.
• Debugging/problem-solving across tooling, systems, and workflows.

Skills

Test Development

Linux Systems

Python

Git

Problem-Solving

Documentation skills

Docker

Go

C++

Job description

Senior Verification & Validation Engineer / Tooling / Python / Linux

Location: Wallingford - Oxfordshire

Employment Type: Permanent

At Dexory, we are transforming the warehousing and logistics industry through data intelligence.

We’re currently recruiting for a senior verification and validation engineer to play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our robotics products. Any experience within robotics, automotive, high-tech manufacturing or similar environments would be a big plus. Offices based in Wallingford, Oxford and due to the nature of working on software within the above areas we require a candidate who is happy being predominantly on site. Experience programming on devices also desirable. Please apply for more information.

Responsibilities / Skills

• Test Development: Develop and implement hardware and software testing procedures to support the development efforts of various teams.
• Establish Gold Standard Arena: Lead the establishment of a state-of-the-art testing environment, setting the gold standard for continuous testing of our robots. This environment will be critical for evaluating autonomy and data capture capabilities.
• Data Capture and Benchmarking: Capture and analyze data during testing to create benchmark performance metrics.
• Production Release Approval: Assume responsibility for approving production‑grade software releases. Ensure that software is thoroughly tested and meets the required quality and reliability standards before deployment.
• Comfortable with Linux based systems and capable of working in the command line.
• Experience building internal tooling for operational workflows (commissioning, deployment, servicing, test/validation, or similar).
• Very good version control experience with Git.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go, and comfort working across a multi‑language codebase (Python/Go/C++).
• Experience distributing and operating internal tools (packaging, dependency management, release workflows), ideally including Docker and GitHub Releases.
• Ability to write clear documentation and specifications so tools can be adopted and used effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• Strong debugging/problem‑solving skills across tooling, systems, and hardware‑adjacent workflows.

Benefits

Starting from the interview process and continuing into your career with us, you will be working by our four Operating Principles:

• Performance: High standards, outstanding results.
• Impact: Big challenges, bigger results.
• Commitment: All in, every time.
• One team: One mission, shared success.

Joining our team and company isn't just about expertise; it's about embracing uncertainty with ambition. We're crafting world‑changing solutions, fuelled by a passion to redefine what's possible. We will look for you to help create and shape the future of logistics solutions through our products, our culture and our shared vision.

You will also receive:

• Private healthcare via Bupa with 24/7 medical helpline.
• Life insurance.
• Income protection.
• Pension: 4+% employee with option to opt into salary exchange, 5% employer.
• Employee Assistance Programme – mental wellbeing, financial and legal advice/support.
• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays.
• Full meals onsite in Wallingford.
• Fun team events on and offsite, snacks of all kinds in the office.

AAP/EEO Statement

Dexory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.