Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer, Surrey.

The purpose of the Senior Software Engineer is to create, maintain and release high quality software to schedule and lead a small Team in accordance with Company standards.

Responsibilities

• The purpose of the Senior Software Engineer is the design, coding, debugging, testing and maintenance of software for embedded applications encompassing both low-level microprocessor code as well as higher level software designs running within an embedded operating system environment
• This will be undertaken alongside other technical activities while working with hardware and software engineers to deliver specific project goals derived from future product requirements
• Responsibilities will include the development and implementation of application logic, peripheral drivers, protocols, human-machine interfaces and documentation of the same
• A key element of the role will be the delivery of software within agreed timescales and to budget
• The right candidate will be capable of designing and delivering robust code. Demonstration of competence in using C is essential as is embedded programming experience of both low level and high level code
• The candidate will be responsible for leading a small team.

Competencies:

• Experience of developing software through entire lifecycle.
• Ability to work independently without need for close supervision.
• Ability to analyse process or tools to propose improvements where applicable.

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential:

• Team working ability and drive to deliver on time
• C experience in an embedded environment
• Experience of embedded processors and real-time operating systems
• Experience of interfacing with hardware devices and peripherals
• Solid understanding of software development life-cycles and processes
• Experience of requirement analysis, software design and software architecture
• Experience with source control tools such as SubVersion and Git
• Behavioural: self-starting, adaptable, problem solving
• Degree.

Desirable:

• C++ experience in an embedded environment
• Object Oriented Design and Programming experience
• Familiarity with desktop application, GUI/event-based design
• Knowledge of issue-tracking tools, such as Jira.
• Knowledge of releasing software to Production