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• Assist senior developers in coding, testing, and debugging software applications.
• Learn and apply software development best practices and methodologies.
• Participate in team meetings, contributing ideas and solutions.
• Work on diverse projects, gaining exposure to various programming languages and technologies.
• Support the maintenance and enhancement of existing software systems.
• Contribute to documentation and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers and product managers.
• Engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of new technologies and industry trends.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Adhere to coding standards and development guidelines.

• A strong passion for technology and software development.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• A proactive and eager-to-learn attitude.
• Basic understanding of programming concepts is advantageous but not essential.
• A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and commit to the full duration of the apprenticeship.
• Willingness to embrace a hybrid working model, balancing office-based collaboration with remote flexibility.

Are you an experienced Electrical Design & Software Engineer searching for a new role in Bristol? If so, please read on!

I am currently recruiting for a company in Bristol who need a senior level engineer to work on both the electrical design and software of special purpose machinery, used in a variety of industries.

An ideal background for this role would include previous exposure to work with special purpose machinery, however this is not totally necessary. The main requirement is someone who is capable with both electrical design (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN) and software design (Rockwell, Beckhoff, Zenon etc), with a number of years experience behind them in this field.

Salary available is up to 58k, and comes with benefits including 1 day per week remote working, paid overtime available, company pension scheme & more.

If you are interested in this role, please apply today!

Are you an experienced Electrical Design & Software Engineer searching for a new role in Bristol? If so, please read on!

I am currently recruiting for a company in Bristol who need a senior level engineer to work on both the electrical design and software of special purpose machinery, used in a variety of industries.

An ideal background for this role would include previous exposure to work with special purpose machinery, however this is not totally necessary. The main requirement is someone who is capable with both electrical design (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN) and software design (Rockwell, Beckhoff, Zenon etc), with a number of years experience behind them in this field.

Salary available is up to 58k, and comes with benefits including 1 day per week remote working, paid overtime available, company pension scheme & more.

If you are interested in this role, please apply today!

Senior Project Manager - Defence, Software Engineering
Senior Project Manager - Defence, Software Engineering

The location of the role is Bristol (hybrid working) .
The duration of the contract is 6 months .
The pay rate on offer is 95 per hour (via Umbrella agency - inside IR35) .

Security Clearance: must hold SC clearance / SC cleared candidates only

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the transformation of a complex, high-profile, and mission-critical project

As a key member of the Programme Delivery Team, you will be accountable for day-to-day project execution, leading a multi-disciplinary team to achieve successful outcomes across time, cost, and quality objectives. The role demands close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders across technical, commercial, and operational domains, and requires strong leadership in planning, governance, and project controls to manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive overall programme performance throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a complex system upgrade through the customisation and configuration of COTS products, applying structured programme management and Agile leadership.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, applying robust controls to ensure delivery against agreed milestones, budgets, and performance metrics.
• Engage and manage senior stakeholders across the business and commercial partners to ensure effective collaboration and delivery assurance.
• Oversee resource planning and management to meet customer requirements, delivery schedules, and commercial targets.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and adherence to governance and change control processes.
• Take commercial ownership within a complex delivery environment, including budget forecasting, financial management, and contract oversight.
• Support vendor engagement and performance management, including the development and transition to fixed-cost contracts and Statements of Work.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to Agile principles, using tools such as Azure DevOps to manage delivery workflows and maintain project momentum.
• Promote and uphold health, safety, and environmental standards across all programme activities, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and compliance.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Programme Delivery Expertise: Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects/programmes using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Planning & Controls: Experienced in developing and maintaining integrated programme plans, applying robust project controls, and using tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent to track progress, manage dependencies, and ensure delivery against milestones.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage and manage diverse stakeholders including engineering teams, vendors, customers, and senior leadership.
• Risk & Issue Management: Skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Budget & Resource Management: Experience managing multi-million-pound budgets and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Comfortable working with third-party suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing deliverables.
• Governance & Reporting: Familiar with programme governance frameworks and capable of producing high-quality reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Agile Leadership: Experienced in facilitating Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, and Reviews. Skilled in applying Agile principles and using Azure DevOps to manage delivery workflows, resolve impediments, and maintain project momentum.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Strong understanding of software engineering processes, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Systems Integration: Experience managing integration of software with hardware and existing infrastructure, including interfacing with legacy systems.
• Agile Software Development - Experience controlling development of use case, data flows , Epics and user stories.

Optional/Desired Experience & Skills

• Network Management Systems: Hands-on experience with NMS platforms, ideally in telecoms or satellite communications environments.
• Satellite Communications: Familiarity with satellite network architecture, protocols, and operational constraints.
• Systems Engineering: Understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements decomposition, interface definition, verification and validation, and lifecycle traceability.
• Scrum Master Certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) with proven experience in delivering software projects in demanding environments, ideally including one or more of the following: SAFe, Disciplined Agile, DSDM

Senior Project Manager - Defence, Software Engineering
Senior Project Manager - Defence, Software Engineering

The location of the role is Bristol (hybrid working) .
The duration of the contract is 6 months .
The pay rate on offer is 95 per hour (via Umbrella agency - inside IR35) .

Security Clearance: must hold SC clearance / SC cleared candidates only

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the transformation of a complex, high-profile, and mission-critical project

As a key member of the Programme Delivery Team, you will be accountable for day-to-day project execution, leading a multi-disciplinary team to achieve successful outcomes across time, cost, and quality objectives. The role demands close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders across technical, commercial, and operational domains, and requires strong leadership in planning, governance, and project controls to manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive overall programme performance throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a complex system upgrade through the customisation and configuration of COTS products, applying structured programme management and Agile leadership.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, applying robust controls to ensure delivery against agreed milestones, budgets, and performance metrics.
• Engage and manage senior stakeholders across the business and commercial partners to ensure effective collaboration and delivery assurance.
• Oversee resource planning and management to meet customer requirements, delivery schedules, and commercial targets.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and adherence to governance and change control processes.
• Take commercial ownership within a complex delivery environment, including budget forecasting, financial management, and contract oversight.
• Support vendor engagement and performance management, including the development and transition to fixed-cost contracts and Statements of Work.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to Agile principles, using tools such as Azure DevOps to manage delivery workflows and maintain project momentum.
• Promote and uphold health, safety, and environmental standards across all programme activities, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and compliance.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Programme Delivery Expertise: Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects/programmes using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Planning & Controls: Experienced in developing and maintaining integrated programme plans, applying robust project controls, and using tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent to track progress, manage dependencies, and ensure delivery against milestones.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage and manage diverse stakeholders including engineering teams, vendors, customers, and senior leadership.
• Risk & Issue Management: Skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Budget & Resource Management: Experience managing multi-million-pound budgets and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Comfortable working with third-party suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing deliverables.
• Governance & Reporting: Familiar with programme governance frameworks and capable of producing high-quality reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Agile Leadership: Experienced in facilitating Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, and Reviews. Skilled in applying Agile principles and using Azure DevOps to manage delivery workflows, resolve impediments, and maintain project momentum.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Strong understanding of software engineering processes, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Systems Integration: Experience managing integration of software with hardware and existing infrastructure, including interfacing with legacy systems.
• Agile Software Development - Experience controlling development of use case, data flows , Epics and user stories.

Optional/Desired Experience & Skills

• Network Management Systems: Hands-on experience with NMS platforms, ideally in telecoms or satellite communications environments.
• Satellite Communications: Familiarity with satellite network architecture, protocols, and operational constraints.
• Systems Engineering: Understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements decomposition, interface definition, verification and validation, and lifecycle traceability.
• Scrum Master Certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) with proven experience in delivering software projects in demanding environments, ideally including one or more of the following: SAFe, Disciplined Agile, DSDM

Join us at Smartbox as an Embedded Software Developer!

Are you a passionate Embedded Software Developer looking to make a real impact by giving a voice to those without speech Smartbox is looking for a dedicated individual like you to join our team and contribute to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.

Your Impact

As our Embedded Software Developer, you will:

• Test software: Ensuring comprehensive automated test coverage of your code, writing automated tests, GUIs, and utility apps in languages such as Python and C#.
• Libraries and apps: Creating software libraries and demo apps in C-compatible languages such as C#, C++, or Rust to control our firmware subsystems.
• Technical strategy: Executing and collaborating on our strategy for highly reliable, mission-critical hardware and firmware.
• Validation and debugging: Implementing and improving our device test plan, debugging, and validating upcoming firmware and software.
• Quality assurance: Promptly analysing and correcting quality issues.
• Project management: Taking ownership of firmware and software projects from start to finish.
• Firmware and software development: Designing, developing and maintaining embedded software in C for Zephyr RTOS and Embedded Linux.

Essential Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• A passion for improving lives through assistive technology.
• 4+ years of experience in software development in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Rust.
• 4+ years of experience in embedded software development in C.
• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
• Strong grounding in embedded software architecture, with a focus on maintainability, modularity, fault-tolerance and testability.
• Confident and experienced with automated testing, including unit, integration and system tests, mocking and automation frameworks.
• An understanding of API design and the creation of clear, stable abstractions for hardware/firmware interaction.
• Skilled at debugging in constrained environments and using hardware/software debugging tools.
• A proven track record of innovation and quality software development throughout the entire software product lifecycle.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems in elegant and maintainable ways, demonstrating systems thinking across hardware, firmware and application layers.
• Experience with embedded platforms (For example: Embedded Linux, Arduino, STM32, Nordic, Zephyr RTOS).
• A passion and drive for excellence in software craftsmanship.
• Linux, Bash/shell, CI (Continuous integration) experience.
• Ability to read electronics schematics.
• A collaborative and supportive team player – contributing actively to shared goals and supporting colleagues across disciplines.
• Practical, proactive mindset – comfortable taking initiative and working through ambiguity in a fast-moving team.

About Smartbox

At Smartbox, we're proud to be at the forefront of assistive communication technology. Our innovative products are used globally by individuals with diverse needs. Our values – passionate, caring, empowering, achieving together, and enabling change – resonate in everything we do.

Our Inclusive Culture

We believe in giving everyone a voice. Joining Smartbox means joining a diverse team that values collaboration and supports a community that relies on our technology for effective communication.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At Smartbox, we not only innovate but also prioritise sustainability. We aim to minimise our carbon footprint and promote a greener world through sustainable solutions. By joining us, you'll contribute to shaping a more inclusive society while actively supporting our sustainability efforts.

Our D&I Commitments

At Smartbox, we prioritise diversity and inclusivity in our work environment. Here's how we do it:

• Recognised as a Disability Confident Employer by the UK Government and Founding Partner of Purple Tuesday.
• Our recruitment practices are inclusive and barrier-free, with adjustments available during the application process and throughout your career with us.
• We believe in adding to our culture, not just fitting in. Our diverse team combines unique talents to create products that reflect the diversity of our users and customers.

Rewards and Benefits

Discover a world of rewards and benefits tailored to your wellbeing at Smartbox. Beyond a competitive salary and private medical insurance, explore perks like a hybrid working model, wellness benefits, and paid volunteering days.

Ready to Make a Difference

Join us at Smartbox and embark on a fulfilling career where your work truly matters. Apply now and be a part of a team dedicated to creating technology that changes lives.

Agencies

Please respect that at this current time, we wish to try and recruit directly from the market rather than engage support from an agency.

.Net Software Developer - Remote (Bristol once a month) - 38,000 - 48,000& excellent benefits

Join an Agile development team working across a range of web and desktop applications for a company who take personal development seriously.

A leading IT Services Provider have a requirement for a .Net Software Developer with knowledge of C# and ASP.Net. The role will be working across a range of .Net solutions, including back-end services, API development and web applications.

You will be joining a team delivering high quality software, where there is a genuine culture of continuous learning and development, with real progression opportunities. The team work in an Azure hosted environment.

The company have taken a very flexible approach to work, and you can work remotely with one day a month in the Bristol office.

You will probably have experience across the following:

• C#
• ASP.Net
• T-SQL
• Azure
• JavaScript / jQuery
• Front-end framework knowledge (Blazor / React / Angular) would be beneficial

Are you someone who enjoys working on mathematical and highly analytical software?

Well, if you’re a C++ Software Developer this company could well be the ideal fit. With an established global client base and multiple complex software products, you’ll be working in a friendly and collaborative team in Bristol on new features. Your role will be molded according to your strengths and ambitions with plenty of modern C++ development work in the pipeline working on new development.

The Senior C++ Software Engineer would have a background developing clean and robust code and ideally be someone who likes to champion best practice.

Senior C++ Software Engineer requirements:

- Strong background in modern C++ 11/14/17 experience

- Good Maths knowledge related to programming

- Strong understanding of OOP, algorithms and data structures

- Graphics, 2D / 3D maths, C# Geometry, Azure / Cloud nice to have

This well established global software company offers a terrific culture where C++ Software Engineers tend to stay at the company for many years due to their progression, future projects and growth. You’ll be working hybrid and vising their central Bristol office 2 days a week and be well rewarded with a great salary, flexi hours, life insurance, Bupa, bonus 10% pension and much more.

I’m working exclusively with this company so apply now for immediate consideration and interview slots.

Join us at Smartbox as an Embedded Software Developer!

Are you a passionate Embedded Software Developer looking to make a real impact by giving a voice to those without speech Smartbox is looking for a dedicated individual like you to join our team and contribute to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.

Your Impact

As our Embedded Software Developer, you will:

• Test software: Ensuring comprehensive automated test coverage of your code, writing automated tests, GUIs, and utility apps in languages such as Python and C#.
• Libraries and apps: Creating software libraries and demo apps in C-compatible languages such as C#, C++, or Rust to control our firmware subsystems.
• Technical strategy: Executing and collaborating on our strategy for highly reliable, mission-critical hardware and firmware.
• Validation and debugging: Implementing and improving our device test plan, debugging, and validating upcoming firmware and software.
• Quality assurance: Promptly analysing and correcting quality issues.
• Project management: Taking ownership of firmware and software projects from start to finish.
• Firmware and software development: Designing, developing and maintaining embedded software in C for Zephyr RTOS and Embedded Linux.

Essential Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• A passion for improving lives through assistive technology.
• 4+ years of experience in software development in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Rust.
• 4+ years of experience in embedded software development in C.
• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
• Strong grounding in embedded software architecture, with a focus on maintainability, modularity, fault-tolerance and testability.
• Confident and experienced with automated testing, including unit, integration and system tests, mocking and automation frameworks.
• An understanding of API design and the creation of clear, stable abstractions for hardware/firmware interaction.
• Skilled at debugging in constrained environments and using hardware/software debugging tools.
• A proven track record of innovation and quality software development throughout the entire software product lifecycle.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems in elegant and maintainable ways, demonstrating systems thinking across hardware, firmware and application layers.
• Experience with embedded platforms (For example: Embedded Linux, Arduino, STM32, Nordic, Zephyr RTOS).
• A passion and drive for excellence in software craftsmanship.
• Linux, Bash/shell, CI (Continuous integration) experience.
• Ability to read electronics schematics.
• A collaborative and supportive team player – contributing actively to shared goals and supporting colleagues across disciplines.
• Practical, proactive mindset – comfortable taking initiative and working through ambiguity in a fast-moving team.

About Smartbox

At Smartbox, we're proud to be at the forefront of assistive communication technology. Our innovative products are used globally by individuals with diverse needs. Our values – passionate, caring, empowering, achieving together, and enabling change – resonate in everything we do.

Our Inclusive Culture

We believe in giving everyone a voice. Joining Smartbox means joining a diverse team that values collaboration and supports a community that relies on our technology for effective communication.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At Smartbox, we not only innovate but also prioritise sustainability. We aim to minimise our carbon footprint and promote a greener world through sustainable solutions. By joining us, you'll contribute to shaping a more inclusive society while actively supporting our sustainability efforts.

Our D&I Commitments

At Smartbox, we prioritise diversity and inclusivity in our work environment. Here's how we do it:

• Recognised as a Disability Confident Employer by the UK Government and Founding Partner of Purple Tuesday.
• Our recruitment practices are inclusive and barrier-free, with adjustments available during the application process and throughout your career with us.
• We believe in adding to our culture, not just fitting in. Our diverse team combines unique talents to create products that reflect the diversity of our users and customers.

Rewards and Benefits

Discover a world of rewards and benefits tailored to your wellbeing at Smartbox. Beyond a competitive salary and private medical insurance, explore perks like a hybrid working model, wellness benefits, and paid volunteering days.

Ready to Make a Difference

Join us at Smartbox and embark on a fulfilling career where your work truly matters. Apply now and be a part of a team dedicated to creating technology that changes lives.

Agencies

Please respect that at this current time, we wish to try and recruit directly from the market rather than engage support from an agency.