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Senior Software Engineer

Posted: 12/11/25
Recruiter:Matchtech
Reference:3025665071
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Software Engineer
Salary:Competitive
Location:Hampshire
Description: Important: Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must be eligible to obtain UKEYES ONLY clearance and therefore be a Sole UK National. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain DV level security clearance.

Working: This role is full time office based with possible flexible working hours and potential for a compressed working week.

Overview
This is an open opportunity for Software Engineers at all levels

We're actively hiring across a range of projects and teams, so whether you're looking to grow your skills or lead technical strategy, we want to hear from you.

As a Software Engineer, you'll be working in a small multi-disciplined engineering team develop innovative solutions to complex customer problems ranging from early research to full product development. Work flexibly across a range of frameworks and coding languages to deliver rapid prototypes and demonstrators. Take these concepts into more mature solutions, leading to a full product release.

Main responsibilities:
  • Work across the development lifecycle to design, implement and test solutions to customer problems.
  • Develop software targeting a range of areas from bare-metal MCU, signal processing, Embedded Linux, GUI development on Windows, Linux and mobile; data analytics using Jupyter notebooks.
  • Program in a range of languages appropriate to the solution ranging from Rust, C/C++ to Python and Web Development frameworks.
  • Work / interact with FPGAs, electronic design and mechanical design.
  • Work closely with team-members in an agile fashion achieving a balanced approach to requirement, schedule and cost.
  • Generate appropriate documentation from requirements, design and testing material to support developments.
  • Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.

Experience needed:
  • Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience.
  • Experience of at least one of the following;
    • Embedded Linux application, kernel and/or driver development.
    • C / C++ or Rust
  • Experience of best practice software development processes/lifecycles
  • Experience of Object Oriented Design and Design Patterns
  • Experience of software testing and design for test

Desirable:
  • Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
  • GUI development frameworks such as eGUI, GTK. Tauri.
  • Yocto, Petalinux and uBoot.
  • Python, Jupyter Notebooks or Matlab.
  • Web Development languages (HTML, Javascript, Typescript, React).
  • IOS/Android development.
  • Communications protocols - TCP, QUIC, WiFi.
  • GNU Radio and Software Defined Radios.
  • FPGAs and Exposure to Hardware
  • UML design and tools such as Enterprise Architect.


If you feel like you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to reach out an apply.

Company Benefits
Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:
  • Annual Bonus
  • Clearance bonus
  • Private Medical Cover
  • 25 days' holiday with the option to buy an extra 5
  • Pension Contribution
  • 4 x Life Assurance Cover
  • Flexible working hours with a 1pm finish on a Friday
  • Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more

Company Details:
Want to Join a business who's capabilities address the highest classification levels of High Grade and Type 1 National Security, across a growing and thriving sector?
The company not only produce products which are used in some of the most challenging environments in the world but have a number of awards under their belt!
A reputable business who, have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!
Brand new site for 2023! Onsite Caf , Free parking, Table Tennis and more!
Full range of company benefits, flexible working, training, development and clear career progression!

For full information, please get in touch

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