Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Position Description The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to development initiatives, assist other team members and develop software solutions. Software solutions integrate with hardware systems to enable our end-to-end automated Wire Additive Manufacturing process. The Senior Software Engineer will improve software development processes, follow best practices & architectural principles, while contributing to team culture and IP generation. Key Accountabilities To develop software as part of the software engineering team, reporting to the VP of Software and Product. To contribute expertise and facilitate the upskilling and development of other software engineering team members. Design, develop, and implement software solutions in Rust, C++, Rapid Code and scripting languages as necessary. Software solutions integrate with our hardware systems, enabling end-to-end automated manufacturing processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including robotics and mechatronics engineers, to optimise our manufacturing process through the development of innovative software applications and tools. Perform code reviews, testing, and debugging of software to ensure high-quality and reliable products. Assist with continuously improving software development processes, tools, and methodologies to ensure high levels of productivity and efficiency. To help ensure consistent use of shared platform components and technologies within the organisation. Design and develop reusable libraries and APIs for use across the organisation. To help contribute to best practice for code development across the organisation. Write unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality. Assist in defining the team's technical strategy and advising on product roadmaps and migration plans to achieve strategic goals. Write concise yet comprehensive technical documentation. Assist in automating the deployment process on all environments. To help also ensure responsibility for work quality, ensuring it meets the technical standards for all online output. To help monitor work against the production schedule closely and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties as needed. Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in software development, robotics, and mechatronics, and proactively identify opportunities to leverage new tools and frameworks to improve our systems. To work to the organisation's policy on Health and Safety. Knowledge, Skills & Competencies Demonstrable experience of using Rust, C++ and other related technologies - e.g. scripting languages. Ideally experience with CGAL and other 3D or path planning concepts, Qt and UI frameworks. A high level of competence with Git, and source control systems. Competence and experience developing software using an Agile development methodology. Demonstrable experience developing software on Windows / Unix / Linux based Operating Systems including performing administrative tasks. Demonstrable experience of test-driven development alongside use of automated test frameworks, mocking/stubbing and unit test frameworks. Demonstrable experience of scripting languages. Proven experience of project working and commercial development processes - particularly Agile methodologies. Experience of working in an environment where products must be delivered to specific timescales. An ability to rapidly and effectively understand and translate product and business requirements into technical solutions. Experience of supporting, modifying and maintaining systems and code developed by teams other than your own. Experience of working with code repositories (e.g. GitLab), bug tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Bugzilla) and Wikis (e.g. Confluence). #J-18808-Ljbffr