Senior Software Engineer

Northumberland Permanent Up to £65,000 Ref: 418845

Company

Our client is a specialist engineering and technology business developing innovative, real-world solutions. Their technology combines advanced software with intelligent hardware to deliver systems that operate reliably in demanding environments.

With a strong reputation for technical excellence and a growing portfolio of projects, they are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a highly skilled team working on complex, challenging products where software directly influences performance, reliability and user experience.

This is an opportunity to work on genuinely interesting engineering problems, collaborating with talented engineers from a variety of scientific, mathematical and software backgrounds.

Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, architecture and development of software running on embedded and Linux-based platforms.

Working as a senior member of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will take ownership of significant development projects, contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the future direction of products and platforms.
Key responsibilities include:

Designing and developing high-quality software in C/C++
Creating applications that operate efficiently within constrained computing environments
Designing software architectures for embedded and Linux-based systems
Working with networking technologies including TCP/IP and UDP
Optimising applications for memory usage, performance and reliability
Contributing to technical strategy, engineering standards and best practices
Collaborating closely with software, hardware and product teams
Supporting code reviews, mentoring colleagues and sharing technical knowledge
Taking ownership of complex technical challenges from concept through to deployment

This role offers significant technical autonomy and the opportunity to make a visible impact on products used in real-world operational environments.

Person

We are interested in speaking with experienced software engineers who combine strong coding ability with a genuine passion for solving complex technical problems.

We are particularly interested in individuals with:

Strong commercial experience in C and/or C++
Experience developing software for Linux environments
Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP
Understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices
Experience developing software for embedded or resource-constrained systems
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
The confidence to contribute technical ideas and influence engineering decisions

Experience with embedded hardware, device-level software, real-time systems or edge computing environments would be highly beneficial, although not essential.

Most importantly, we are looking for a technically curious engineer who enjoys tackling challenging problems and wants to play a key role in the development of innovative technology.