Senior/Principal Software Developer £90,000 - £110,000 + benefits No Sponsorship Option Cambridge 3 days per week Senior Software Developer A global technology organisation developing advanced scientific and engineering software is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join its growing engineering team. Their platforms are used by organisations around the world to tackle complex technical challenges through high-performance software and modern digital technologies. The Role You’ll work alongside engineers, developers, and technical specialists to improve the performance, scalability, and user experience of enterprise software products used across multiple industries. Key areas include: Developing core components of enterprise software applications Improving platform performance, reliability, and scalability Contributing to cloud-based platform development Building modern web applications and enhancing UI/UX Collaborating with stakeholders to deliver new product features Maintaining high engineering standards through testing and code reviewsWhat We’re Looking For Strong C# / .NET development experience Experience with a secondary language such as Python, C++, C or Java Experience building browser-based applications (Blazor, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Understanding of scalable and asynchronous application development Experience using Git, Azure DevOps, or similar development tools Interest in improving user experience and modern software architecture Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact software used by organisations globally, within a collaborative and technically driven team
Location: Peterborough, PE2 6YN
Salary: Up to £50k per annum (Subject to Experience)
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
The software you build this month might prevent a product recall. Next month it might run a robotic cell.
OAL’s software engineers work across compliance, vision, robotics and traceability systems for UK food manufacturers. One project might be a label verification system for a major retailer. The next might be software for a robotic palletising cell, a vision inspection system catching defects on apples, or a traceability platform tracking every ingredient for your favourite loaf of bread from intake to dispatch.
You develop them at OAL’s Peterborough base, deploy them at customer sites and support them once they are running.
This is not a pure desk role.
You will write code, but you will also travel to factories to commission what you have built, support field engineers remotely, and pick up customer support tickets to SLA targets.
Expect a mix of development, deployment and support throughout the year.
Your skills probably already fit
- Languages and frameworks: .NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Entity Framework, VB6
- Platforms: Inductive Automation’s Ignition (SCADA/MES), Azure DevOps
- Databases: MSSQL, SQL Server
- Industrial awareness: familiarity with PLCs (Rockwell or Beckhoff), machine vision systems, or robotic system integration
- Ways of working: Agile methodologies, version control, structured documentation
You do not need all of these, and you do not need food manufacturing experience. If you are strong in some areas and willing to learn the rest, that works.
What matters is clean code and taking responsibility for what you deliver.
What we expect, and what you get
You own the quality of what you deliver. The work is structured: defined processes, technical reviews, proper version control. You will travel to customer sites for deployments. Support is part of the role, and you need to be comfortable switching between planned development and reactive tickets.
In return: software running on real production lines, a broad technical stack spanning SCADA, databases, PLC integration, machine vision and robotics, variety across customers and sites, and progression based on what you deliver.
What we are looking for
- At least 3 years of experience in software development
- Degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field
- Experience with at least some of: .NET, JavaScript, MSSQL, Ignition, PLC integration
- Full UK driving licence and willing to travel to customer sites across the UK
Interested
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Developing high quality enterprise software in C# .NET, with flex for part time working
This is an opportunity for an experienced C# .NET Software Engineer to join a successful, growing mid-sized company where good design skills and dedication to creating high quality code will be valued. Their product is used internationally by clients who depend on it to manage complex B2B interactions, portfolio management, and compliance with market legislation.
Working as part of a small, collaborative team with other developers, product managers, and test engineers, and with involvement in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. The development process utilises a pragmatic blend of XP and Agile concepts in order to minimise process overheads and spend more time on creating great software.
Requirements:
- A good degree in computer science or closely related subject from a well-ranked university
- Excellent software design and C#.NET development skills
- Additional skills in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
- Ability to communicate complex concepts to your colleagues and stakeholders
- Full, existing, and unrestricted right to work in the UK
Knowledge of at least a few of the following would be useful: ASP.NET, RESTful APIs , Entity Framework, SOLID design principles, MVC or MVVM design patterns, or CI/CD pipeline development.
The role features a highly competitive salary and benefits package, and a friendly, collaborative culture that values and empowers their engineers and seeks to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
This is predominantly an office-based role with at least three days per week working on-site. It’s therefore not suitable for candidates seeking to work entirely remotely, and candidates need to be located within easy commuting distance of Cambridge so that they can attend at short notice should the need arise. Part time can be considered for those needing flexibility, but 3 days per week minimum office presence is still required.
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Embedded Software Engineer | £40-80k DOE | Cambridge
Are you a software engineer who wants to work with some of the most high-tech companies in the world? One of the UK’s leading consultancies is hiring software engineers to join their high-growth, driven, and extremely motivated team.
They partner with clients from leading global brands to startups to identify growth opportunities through innovative solutions, taking pride in their success.
They operate as a meritocracy and give leadership responsibilities based on skill rather than length of service. You can get promoted rapidly depending on your skill.
Responsibilities as an Embedded Software Engineer:
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Design and develop software applications and control algorithms using OO languages (C# and C++) and/or embedded code ©
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Collaborating with electronics, mechanical and systems engineers to integrate software with hardware components and robotics platforms
Technical requirements for an Embedded Software Engineer:
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Proficiency in C/C++, C#, or .NET for PC application development
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Experience developing ARM Cortex MCUs
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Professional experience utilising Docker containers
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Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and version control (e.g., Git).
Desirable experiences for an Embedded Software Engineer:
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Experience with IEC 62304, ISO 13485, or FDA 21 CFR Part 820
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3+ years of experience in a regulated industry
Apply today to join a highly innovative and world renowned consultancy
About the team 🚀: Aluma are hiring two Senior Backend Engineers to join our team, working alongside the CTO during the business's next period of growth. It’s an exciting time for Aluma. We have a quickly-growing customer base with a market who are excited about our product. We have built an exceptionally strong reputation for a platform with industry-leading performance and intuitive user experience combined with close partnerships with our customers, many of whom rely on Aluma for their businesses to run effectively. The platform has been built on very solid technical foundations over several years and the company is profitable and secure. Our proven technology and success in the market have provided us with the opportunity to scale the team and exploit the potential to disrupt a stagnant market with old, expensive, under-performing competitors.👀 🔥 This is a crucial role within the business and a great opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast growing scale-up. You’ll work alongside experienced, pragmatic and friendly colleagues and provide technical and leadership capabilities that allow Aluma to scale the development team over the next two years and beyond. This is a primarily-remote role, however we value time together and aim to have two back-to-back days roughly every 4-6 weeks where we meet in one place to work and socialise. This will either be in Cambridge or a rotating location in the South or East of England. You will therefore need to be able to travel and ideally will have a car to make this easier. The role: You'll have the opportunity to work on all aspects of our platform - back-end services, core technology (and our web apps if you want to) - working closely with our customer success team to make sure the platform is working well for our customers and staying highly-responsive to their needs. You’ll bring your experience working on a cloud service or comparable system to help us solve the technical and operational challenges that come with scaling, develop exciting new features and products and help us build the team further once we’re ready. Joining a very experienced and talented but small team, you’ll have a high level of responsibility and influence very quickly. We have a low-ego environment where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and we make decisions based on evidence, not seniority. We’ve chosen technologies that solve our challenges and are rewarding (and fast) to work with. Our backend services are written in Go with PostgreSQL databases, deployed on Kubernetes in GCP and AWS, with redis, temporal.io, timescale and a few other third party services. Some of our core technology is written in C# and C++. Our web apps are written in Svelte and Typescript. We try to ensure the dev and test loop is short and frictionless. What we're looking for in you: - 10+ years of commercial Engineering experience, preferably with exposure to a dynamic start-up or scale-up environment. - Experience developing and operating a cloud service or complex system. - 2+ years experience programming with Go in a business environment. - 10+ years experience using one or more of Go, C#, Java, C or C++. - A good sense of what it takes to build a reliable, scalable, maintainable product but the flexibility to move fast when we are prototyping or customers have problems we need to solve quickly. - The ability to take ownership of a piece of work (large or small) and drive it to completion, working collaboratively to explore questions and decisions that need to be made along the way. - Comfortable working in a linux development environment. - Experience mentoring less-experienced engineers (we’ll want you to do this as we grow the team). - A strong customer focus and desire for everything that you do to be directly helping our customers or winning us new ones. - Experience using AI agents as part of the development process and enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries on how to get the most out of this. - Strong skills and interest in either the ops side of DevOps (e.g. observability, infrastructure, deployments, using AWS or GCP) or user experience & UI design. - Happy to join our on-call rota, once you are up to speed. - Adaptable and open-minded about how your role evolves as we grow the business. - Personable and highly motivated. If you have a keen interest in working within a small, friendly, highly successful business, offering flexibility and solid career prospects, then this role may be the perfect fit for you! Hit apply and let’s get the ball rolling. Recruitment process: 1. Informal chat with Mark, the CTO (video) 2. A technical test where we’ll do a screenshare and ask you to diagnose and explain problems in some code examples (in a language you’re comfortable with). 3. Technical interview with Mark and Phil, the lead engineer (video). This will include: a technical test where we’ll do a screenshare and ask you to diagnose and explain problems in some code examples; you talking us through a service or system that you’ve worked on and discussing the technical challenges involved at high and low level; exploring your skills and experience. We'll plan the detail of this on an individual basis. 4. Interview with Mark and George, the CEO (who is technical and leads R&D of our core technology). 5. Meet and greet/joint working session in Cambridge with Mark, Phil and George.
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Salary - Salary Plan, 65,000.00 GBP Annual
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a great opportunity for a Software Development Team Lead to join us on a permanent full-time basis.
As a Software Development Team Leader for the Royal Society of Chemistry, you will shape the software architecture and the fine-grained detail of configuration and implementation throughout the software development lifecycle for performance, security and maintainability of the applications we build.
Working within our DevOps team and with your colleagues across the directorate, you will lead a team of cross-functional technical staff, comprised of both back-end (.NET C#, node.JS), front-end (HTML/CSS/JS/Vue.JS) developers, test automation engineers and site reliability engineers (AWS) . Your work will enable the Royal Society of Chemistry to build, scale and continually improve our websites and services, serving our global audience of customers, users and colleagues. You will oversee the technical aspects of the product roadmap, working closely in collaboration with Solutions Architects and other Team Leaders to align with, contribute to and iterate on a shared architectural repository, guiding agile workstream members in technical implementation, assigning and ensuring quality delivery of backlog items and taking ownership of technical changes and releases. You will also directly line manage a small number of developers.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will also be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend our offices and travel as needed for your role. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
We are looking for:
- Deep understanding of programming principles and how they impact the maintainability of enterprise applications.
- Extensive, expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with .NET C# back-end development.
- High level understanding of front-end development (HTML/CSS/JS/Vue.JS).
- Experience with DevOps best practice, such as continuous delivery, continuous testing, infrastructure as code etc.
- Understanding of cloud architecture principles and hands-on experience with AWS or similar platforms.
- Proven experience delivering projects across the full software development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and design through to deployment and post-release support.
- Experience working within Agile practices, particularly Scrum and Kanban.
- People management experience including delivery quality, workloads and personal development.
If you are interested in this role, please apply as soon as you can as we will be conducting interviews while advertising. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and as a cover letter (in no more than 500 words) telling us about your relevant knowledge, skills and competencies and why you are applying for this role.
Benefits
We promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options. Our benefits package includes:
- 26 days’ paid holiday per annum plus bank holidays.
- Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution).
- Life assurance at 3 times basic annual salary.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Paid volunteering days.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
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