Staff Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the UK is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of software platforms for advanced scientific products. You will collaborate with hardware engineers and drive key technical decisions within a Scrum team. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience with .NET and WPF, and strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary and relocation support.

Benefits

5% annual bonus

Relocation package up to £10k

Qualifications

• 10+ years of .NET software experience with hardware platforms in a regulated domain.
• Experience with WPF, MVVM, and web services.
• Deep understanding of multithreading, asynchronous programming, and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain software platforms for advanced scientific products.
• Act as a technical leader within a Scrum team.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to deliver new systems, components, and features.

Skills

C#

.NET

WPF

Agile methodologies

Debugging skills

Technical leadership

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

JIRA

Job description

Job Description

Staff Software Engineer (C#, .NET, WPF)

Salary: up to £80k, plus 5% annual bonus and relocation package up to £10k.

Location: Wimborne, UK (on-site during probation)

We are seeking a talented individual to join our client's dynamic R&D team. This role will be pivotal in designing, implementing, and maintaining software platforms for some of the most advanced products in the scientific field.

About the Role:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a technical leader within a Scrum team, collaborating with hardware engineers’ teams to deliver new systems, components, and features. You will take ownership of the desktop software platform for instruments, focusing on configuration, data acquisition, and analysis. This position requires a strong bias for action, excellent decision-making skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders.

Software Engineer

• Develop new software features and applications within an Agile team.
• Maintain and expand unit testing to ensure software stability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs in existing applications.
• Refactor code to proactively prevent technical debt.
• Manipulate software-controlled hardware components for imaging and measurement.
• Collaborate with the team on breaking down and estimating new features.
• Produce concise technical documentation of completed work.
• Coordinate with a multi-disciplined R&D team.

Staff Engineer

• Act as the technical leader, making key decisions based on experience and best practices.
• Manage the successful transfer of new features and software from early-stage design to the team.
• Implement new scientific workflows and corresponding features.
• Participate in application workflow design reviews with the System Architect.
• Onboard and advise Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and other team members.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and System Architects to balance business goals with technical needs.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of .NET software experience with hardware platforms in a regulated domain (e.g., ISO9001).
• Experience with WPF, MVVM and web services.
• Expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and usability.
• Deep understanding of multithreading, asynchronous programming, image processing, and large datasets.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps/JIRA, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience designing device control/imaging software (e.g., axis control, camera/lighting control) and serial communication protocols.
• Familiarity with automated testing, internationalisation, localisation, certificate management, and installer creation.
• Proven ability to debug complex hardware systems.
• Experience with Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
• Master's degree in a relevant field (Bachelor's considered with significant experience).

If you are a driven and experienced software engineer seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply.