Software Engineer - Cambridge

Roc Search; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private health insurance

23 days annual leave

Job summary

Roc Search is seeking a skilled Software Engineer in Cambridge, UK, to join a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of software, science and advanced engineering. You will develop and enhance software for industrial sensing and imaging, collaborating with scientists, engineers and hardware teams.

The role emphasizes delivering new capabilities, maintaining established platforms, and contributing to architecture and engineering practices within a hybrid office-based environment in

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of commercial software development experience.
• Strong STEM background.
• Experience with asynchronous, concurrent, parallel or distributed systems.
• Good experience with relational databases and data-driven applications.
• Knowledge of automated testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance software for industrial sensing and imaging applications.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers and technical specialists across disciplines.
• Contribute to architecture, engineering practices and product development.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Python

CI/CD

Databases

Tools

Git

SQL

Linux

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary technology team working at the intersection of software, science and advanced engineering.

You will work alongside scientists, engineers and technical specialists to develop and enhance sophisticated software used within industrial sensing and imaging applications. The role offers a combination of improving established platforms and delivering entirely new products and capabilities.

This is an opportunity to work on genuinely varied and technically challenging problems across areas including:

• Image and data processing
• Machine learning and advanced analytics
• Numerical and scientific computing
• Databases and distributed systems
• Networking and hardware integration

Python is currently a core part of the technology stack, with opportunities to influence the future direction of the engineering environment and tooling.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a strong, well-rounded Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and working across multiple technical domains.

You should have:

• At least five years of commercial software development experience.
• A strong academic or professional background in a STEM-related discipline.
• Experience working with asynchronous, concurrent, parallel or distributed systems.
• Good experience with relational databases and data-driven applications.
• A strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including automated testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Whilst this is a Software Engineering role. The software connexts to hardware, so in this role you will work with Software and Hardware Engineers and other stakeholders

Just as importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys working collaboratively. Experience with pair programming, knowledge sharing and mentoring less experienced engineers would be highly valued.

The Environment

This role would suit someone who is intellectually curious and enjoys working on challenging technical problems rather than being confined to a narrow technology stack.

You'll have the opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, contribute ideas, influence technical decisions and collaborate closely with experts from a range of scientific and engineering backgrounds.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• A technically challenging and intellectually stimulating environment
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology with real-world applications
• Genuine scope to influence products, architecture and engineering practices
• A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team
• Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements

Location

• Cambridge – primarily office-based, with flexibility available.
• It is a small, friendly team full of smart people who enjoy what they do.
• We have a great deal of autonomy in how we solve the problems they encounter.
• Demand for the products they develop is strong, with them used by most of the world's Semiconductor manufacturers.

Benefits Include

• Company pension (6% company contribution IIRC).
• Private health insurance including dental and optical expenses after a year.
• 23 days annual leave which increases by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 26 days.