Senior Software Engineer

Sanderson Recruitment Plc

Farnborough, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 75K

Job location

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java

Agile Methodologies

JIRA

Continuous Integration

Spring

Scrum

Software Engineering

Software Systems

Systems Architecture

Test Driven Development

React

Gitlab

GIT

GNSS

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a highly capable engineering team delivering complex, mission-critical systems within the defence and national security domain.

You will work on projects spanning the full technology life cycle - from early proof-of-concept and demonstrators through to fully deployed production systems - across a range of advanced capability areas. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology alongside experienced engineers, scientists and customer stakeholders. What You'll Be Doing

Supporting the delivery of advanced software projects across multiple technology areas, including RF/Optical Communications, RADAR/Electronic Warfare, GNSS, Cyber/Crypto-Security and Joint Air, Land and Maritime domains
Designing, developing and testing high-quality software in line with industry best practice
Applying your expertise across the full software development life cycle
Contributing to and influencing systems architecture and technical design decisions
Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and customer-facing delivery teams
Championing modern development practices to enable efficient delivery and high-quality outcomes
Building strong relationships within the customer community to support ongoing programmes and future growth

Requirements

Strong understanding of the software development life cycle with experience delivering complex software systems
Experience contributing to and influencing systems architecture and design
Proficiency with Java, Spring, and React
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Strong background in Agile software engineering practices (Scrum, CI/CD, BDD)
Experience using Git, GitLab, and Jira to manage and drive development