Senior Software Engineer

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Senior C++ Software Engineer - Embedded - Linux, InsideIR35 - 2 days WFH

C++ Software Engineer


Job Summary

Conceptualizes, designs, codes, debugs and performs development activities in accordance with designated standards and procedures to meet specific project requirements.


Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

* Using the current programming language and technologies to provide creative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems.
* Analyse and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions.
* Design, develop and test applications and programs to support the company's products.
* Design, develop and test software programs following established quality standards and in accordance with internal engineering procedures including coding, unit testing, peer reviews and software configuration control.
* Complete high and low level detailed software design specifications, storyboards and interface specifications.
* Provide support of products through conception to product delivery including problem solving, defect maintenance and support to customer services (which may require out of hours support in certain circumstances).
* Keeps abreast of improvements and developments within software engineering, supporting continuous improvement within engineering.
* Comply with company values and adhere to all company policy and procedures. In particular, comply with the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
* In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.



Education and Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both


Desirable

* Master's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent qualification/experience
* Certification in a relevant programming language or framework
* Certified Scrum Master



Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

o Experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
o Experience with Scripting languages PERL, BASH, PYTHON.
o Experience in Software Engineering with a proven track record of specification, design, and development.
o An effective problem solver with the ability to understand and resolve complex issues.
o Experience of Object-Oriented Design (eg UML) and implementation, along with Design patterns. C++ and/or C#
o Experience of applying test-Driven Development, SOLID principles and Clean Code
o Ability to contribute to the development of the architecture for applications.
o Demonstrable experience of defining test plans and test data requirements.


Desirable:

o Experience working in a similar industry.
o Scrum or Kanban experience.
o GIT experience.
o Jenkins or equivalent CI build server experience.
o Experience of maintaining and improving coding standards.