Software Engineer

Elekta; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in Crawley is seeking a talented Software Engineer to contribute to developing innovative workflow and imaging solutions for Radiation Therapy systems. You will work in a container-based environment, utilizing modern technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. The role emphasizes full stack development with a focus on quality and safety in a collaborative Agile environment. The position offers a purposeful mission to improve cancer care access and comes with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Up to 25 paid vacation days

Private medical insurance

Attractive pension contribution package

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite subsidised restaurant

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated or safety-critical environments such as Medical Devices.
• Knowledge of software engineering disciplines and practices.
• Understanding of Agile methodology.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain application components, services and APIs.
• Create, review and maintain tests at all levels of the V Model.
• Contribute to enhancing the CI/CD pipeline and test automation environments.

Skills

Fluent in English

Effective problem-solving

Structured approach to engineering

Familiarity with SAFe methodologies

Education

Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience

Tools

.NET platform (C#, .NET Core)

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

RabbitMQ

SQL

Job description

Are you a current Elekta employee? Please click here to apply through our internal career site.

Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives? We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available – please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer.

Are you passionate about building software that makes a real difference?

At Elekta, we’re looking for a talented Software Engineer to help develop cutting‑edge workflow and imaging solutions for our Radiation Therapy Treatment systems.

You’ll work across the full stack in a container‑based environment, using modern technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs, and event‑driven service‑oriented architecture. From web and desktop UI to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines, your work will directly contribute to improving outcomes in a safety‑critical medical setting.

If you thrive in agile teams and care deeply about software quality, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do at Elekta

• Design, develop and maintain application components, services and APIs on the Elekta Domain‑based service‑oriented platform, hosted on containers.
• Full stack development from web and desktop‑based UI development down to messaging and storage solutions.
• Create, review and maintain tests at all levels of the V Model, including unit, component and potentially automated and manual system tests.
• Review system requirements and identify scenarios for automated testing. Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for the product development.
• Identify and document defects when performing test execution and work with the development teams to resolve these issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all products are developed in accordance with the applicable published development process and documentation is created in line with this.
• Contribute as needed to enhance our CI/CD pipeline and test automation environments, enabling fast and effective delivery and deployment.
• Maintain and enhance software quality metrics including test coverage and code maintainability through code walkthroughs and attention to detail.
• Work as part of a scrum team to not only deliver your own tasks but assist others where priorities require it, or impediments exist.
• Awareness of the safety lifecycle. Participation in safety analysis, raising of safety issues and involvement in creation of traceable hazard mitigation.

The right stuff

• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
• Structured and professional approach to engineering.
• Effective problem‑solving skills.
• Familiarity with SAFe methodologies.
• Experience in regulated or safety‑critical environments (e.g. Medical Devices).
• Understanding and experience of the overall SDLC for application development.

What you bring

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—your unique skills and experiences might be exactly what we're looking for!

• Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Full stack development using .NET platform (C#, .NET Core).
• Front end: some web UI experience.
• Object‑oriented design.
• Knowledge and understanding of software engineering disciplines, practices, and techniques.
• Understanding and experience of Agile.
• Front end: Angular.
• Back end: microservices, REST APIs, SQL, RabbitMQ.
• Experience of CI/CD.
• Docker, Kubernetes.
• VMware.
• Azure DevOps.
• Domain‑Driven Design practices.
• Asynchronous programming and event‑driven systems using message queues.

What you’ll get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Work pattern: required to work from the Crawley HQ 4 days a week with 1 day WFH.
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays).
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Attractive employer pension contribution package.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Onsite subsidised restaurant, offering budget‑friendly dining.
• Love electric (electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme).

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e‑mail.

Your Elekta contact

For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Sarah Elmasry, at [e-mail]. We do not accept applications through e‑mail.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.