Software Engineer

Bright Purple; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare and life assurance

Company pension scheme

On-site parking and gym facilities

Job summary

Bright Purple seeks an experienced software engineer to join a global technology leader in the energy sector, based in Aberdeen. You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements capture to design, coding for data acquisition, equipment control, logging and analysis, and ownership of large codebases with input from fellow engineers.

You'll collaborate across teams, participate in design reviews, support end users, and evolve existing software while exploring new technologies to

Qualifications

• Solid experience with C#, .NET (or VB) and Visual Studio.
• Background in C/C++ or embedded software/firmware is a nice to have.
• Familiarity with containerisation, services, web applications and database design.
• Ability to estimate development timescales, produce design documentation, and work confidently with version control.
• Degree-qualified in engineering, physics, computer science, or mathematics; demonstrable relevant experience welcomed.
• Confident communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Capture and shape requirements with the business; design code for data acquisition, equipment control, logging and analysis; own large, complex code with input from fellow engineers.
• Design reviews and peer review; support end users of the finished product; maintain and evolve existing software.
• Explore new technologies to improve code quality or team productivity; align methodologies with firmware team.
• Be challenged technically and trusted with real ownership within a modern stack.

Skills

C#

NET/VB

Visual Studio

Embedded software

Containerisation

Web applications

Database design

Estimating timelines

Version control

Communication

Education

Engineering or STEM degree

Tools

Visual Studio

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Join a global technology leader building cutting-edge software at the heart of the energy sector. This is a chance to work on complex, high-impact engineering problems used by clients worldwide, embedded in a close-knit core software team that owns the full product lifecycle rather than a single slice of it.

What's in it for you:

• Salary up to £65,000
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week from the Aberdeen office.
• You'll get private healthcare and life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• On-site parking and gym facilities
• Real investment in your career through an employer that takes R&D seriously and backs its engineers' growth
• The offices are modern and well-equipped, and the culture is collaborative rather than hierarchical

The role:

• You'll be involved end-to-end: capturing and shaping requirements alongside the business, designing new code for data acquisition, equipment control, logging and analysis, and taking ownership of large, complex pieces of code with input from fellow engineers.
• You'll take part in design reviews and peer review other developers' work, support end users of the finished product, and help maintain and evolve existing software.
• There's genuine scope to explore and introduce new technologies where they'd improve code quality or team productivity, and you'll work closely with the firmware team to align methodologies across software and firmware.
• Expect to be challenged technically, trusted with real ownership, and surrounded by strong engineers using a modern stack.

What we're looking for:

• Solid experience with C#, .NET (or VB) and Visual Studio
• A background in C/C++ or embedded software/firmware is a very nice to have
• Familiarity with containerisation, services, web applications and database design
• Ability to estimate development timescales, produce design documentation, and work confidently with version control
• A good grasp of interfacing techniques and communication protocols is a plus
• You’ll likely be degree-qualified in engineering, physics, computer science, or mathematics. Though demonstrable relevant experience is just as welcome
• Confident communication matters too, since you’ll collaborate closely across teams

Why apply:

This is a well-established, forward-thinking employer that invests properly in its people and its technology. A rare combination of stability and genuinely interesting engineering work. If you want a role that will stretch you technically while giving you real support, we'd like to hear from you.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.