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# Software Engineer (C# / Desktop Applications)

- **Company:** Manpower
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Computer-Aided Design, Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Extensible Application Markup Language, Hardware Design, Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Software, Model View ViewModel, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Architecture, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Windows Desktop, Multithreading
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/software-engineer-c-desktop-applications/54328040

## About the Role

Strong commercial experience developing desktop applications using C#
Good understanding of object-oriented design, software architecture and design patterns
Experience developing multithreaded, concurrent or asynchronous applications
Experience designing software interfaces, APIs and maintainable application structures
Experience working on software products within engineering, scientific, instrumentation, medical device or hardware-focused environments

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE
WPF, XAML or MVVM
Windows desktop application development
Hardware integration, instrument control or data acquisition systems
Scientific, imaging, measurement or engineering products
Real-time or performance-critical software applications

## Description

Do you want to take on a new challenge?
We're supporting an innovative technology organisation developing advanced scientific and engineering products used around the world. As software continues to play an increasingly important role in product development, we're looking for a Software Engineer to join a collaborative R&D team working on complex desktop applications that interact closely with sophisticated hardware systems.
This is an opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems, contribute to long-term product development and help shape the future direction of world-class technology.
THE OPPORTUNITY
You'll be responsible for developing and enhancing Windows-based desktop software used within advanced scientific and engineering systems. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to software design, architecture, implementation and testing whilst collaborating closely with other engineers across hardware, systems and software disciplines.
This role would suit a Software Engineer who enjoys understanding how systems work beneath the surface and has experience building robust, maintainable software products rather than purely web-based applications.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Designing, developing and maintaining desktop software applications using C# and Microsoft technologies
Contributing to software architecture, application design and long-term technical direction
Developing robust and maintainable code using object-oriented design principles and recognised design patterns
Building software that interacts closely with complex hardware and engineering systems
Working within Agile development teams to deliver new product functionality and enhancements