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# Senior Software Engineer- Software Applications

- **Company:** Oxford Instruments plc
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Agile Methodology, Software Applications, C Sharp (Programming Language), Code Review, Data Visualization, Commercial Software, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Windows Desktop, Software Application Programming, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.oxinst.com/talentcommunity/apply/1372837257/?locale=en_GB

## About the Role

* Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent professional experience in delivering commercial software solutions
 * At least 5 years' experience in commercial software development.
 * Significant hands-on experience developing applications using C# and .NET.
 * Proven experience delivering complex software solutions through the full software development lifecycle.
 * Experience working within Agile software development teams.
 * Experience developing and supporting commercial desktop software applications.

## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop and support customer-facing Windows desktop applications used to control and run experiments on scientific instrumentation. Working primarily with C#, .NET and related technologies, you will contribute to software solutions that control hardware, acquire and process scientific data, and provide advanced data visualisation and analysis capabilities.

This is a hands-on software engineering role supporting multiple products and projects across Andor's portfolio. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust, maintainable and high-quality software that enables customers to achieve groundbreaking scientific results., * Design, develop, maintain and support customer-facing Windows desktop applications using C# and .NET.

 * Contribute to the delivery of software across multiple products and projects within the Software Applications portfolio.
 * Develop software that interfaces with scientific instrumentation and hardware devices for experiment control and automation.
 * Implement solutions for data acquisition, processing, storage and analysis.
 * Contribute to the development of data visualisation capabilities, including advanced 3D and 4D rendering and scientific imaging applications.
 * Investigate and resolve software defects, performance issues and customer-reported problems.
 * Participate in software design discussions and contribute to architecture and technical decision-making.
 * Write clean, maintainable and testable code in accordance with engineering best practices.
 * Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the development team.
 * Collaborate with software engineers, test engineers, product managers and domain experts to deliver high-quality solutions.
 * Support software releases, deployment activities and ongoing product maintenance.
 * Share technical knowledge and support colleagues through collaboration and peer review.
 * Occasional travel to other offices and customer sites


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