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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Platform Recruitment
- **Location:** Royston, UK
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Computing Platforms, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Communications Protocols, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Modbus, Software Engineering, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Cloud Integration
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5890525823

## About the Role

* Engineering or electronics background
 * Strong software development skills in C#, Python and/or JavaScript
 * Hands-on experience with communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, Modbus or CAN
 * Comfortable reading schematics and using electronics tools such as multimeters and logic analysers
 * Experience working with PCBs and electronic instruments
 * Familiarity with IoT platforms and cloud integration

## Description

* Play a key role across the full product lifecycle
 * Develop and maintain software platforms in C#, Python, and JavaScript for gas detection instruments
 * Write software that communicates directly with hardware via UART, SPI, and I2C
 * Build automated test jig software for the production floor
 * Work closely with electronic, embedded, and mechanical engineers

Technologies:

 * C#
 * Cloud
 * Embedded
 * Hardware
 * IoT
 * JavaScript
 * Python, We are offering a rare opportunity to join our elite R&D team in South Cambridgeshire, where you will work at the intersection of software and hardware development on technologies that help save thousands of lives. This role offers a salary of up to £70,000 and the chance to contribute to world-class gas detection instruments within a highly collaborative engineering environment.


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