Software Engineer

Jab Recruitment; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jab Recruitment is seeking Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers to join a specialist development team working on high-performance rock physics applications. These hands-on roles focus on architecture-aware coding, desktop and cloud software, and modern development practices, with opportunities to leverage AI-assisted tooling.

You will work with the Team Lead and Product Owner to shape technical direction, ensure quality, and deliver robust solutions in a collaborative, agile setting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong C# and .NET development capability.
• Experience with desktop and/or cloud-based software.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain complex desktop and cloud-based software applications.
• Develop high-quality production software using C# and .NET.
• Apply OO design principles, patterns and SOLID.
• Contribute to automated testing, version control, CI/CD and code reviews.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and code-generation technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and Team Lead to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.

Skills

C#

.NET

OO design

Agile methodologies

Automated testing

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a global energy technology organisation delivering advanced digital and software solutions across the exploration and production sector.

Its technology supports geoscience, subsurface characterisation, well planning and wider asset-lifecycle decision-making. The organisation develops highly technical, data-intensive software across both desktop and cloud environments, helping energy companies improve technical insight, collaboration and operational decision-making.

The Role

We are recruiting Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers to join a specialist development team responsible for designing, developing and modernising high-performance rock physics applications.

These are hands-on individual-contributor positions suited to experienced engineers who enjoy remaining close to software architecture, development and daily coding.

Working alongside the Team Lead and Product Owner, you will contribute to the technical direction of established production software while supporting the adoption of modern development practices, cloud technologies and AI-assisted engineering tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain complex desktop and cloud-based software applications.
• Develop high-quality production software using C# and .NET.
• Apply object-oriented design principles, established design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Produce scalable, maintainable and well-tested software solutions.
• Contribute to automated testing, version control, code review and CI/CD processes.
• Use AI-assisted development tools, including code-generation and automated-testing technologies.
• Work with the Product Owner and Team Lead to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
• Communicate technical risks, trade-offs and development progress clearly.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, cloud services and development tools.

Essential Experience

• Strong professional software engineering experience appropriate to Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer level.
• Proven experience developing complex, production-grade applications.
• Strong C# and .NET development capability.
• Experience developing desktop applications and/or cloud-based software.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming and software design patterns.
• Understanding of automated testing methodologies, version control and code-review practices.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Desirable Experience

• Modernising legacy software applications.
• Migrating mature C/C++ codebases while maintaining performance and numerical accuracy.
• Cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar technologies.
• Desktop application modernisation, including UI and UX improvements.
• Scientific, engineering, geoscience, subsurface or other technically complex software environments.

About You

You will be analytical and methodical with strong problem-solving capability and an interest in technically challenging software development.

You should be comfortable taking ownership of individual technical delivery while working collaboratively with engineering, product and business stakeholders.

This opportunity will particularly suit someone who wants to continue developing their technical expertise and remain directly involved in software engineering rather than moving into a people-management-focused role.

Location

Abingdon is the preferred location.

Applications can also be considered from suitably experienced candidates based in Aberdeen or London.