Senior Software Engineer (C#, .Net, C++)

Location: Newport, United Kingdom; occasional travel to headquarters, customer sites, or other business locations may be required, less than 10% of working time.

Company

Develops optical surface profiling, thin-film measurement, and process-control equipment and software for the electronics manufacturing industry.

What you will do

• Deliver software features and components, including estimates, risk communication, and schedule ownership.
• Define architecture and system- and subsystem-level requirements across the development lifecycle.
• Develop and debug multithreaded C#/.NET and C++ software for graphical interfaces and data analysis.
• Integrate software with hardware and other system boundaries, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to root-cause analysis.
• Build unit and integration tests and use profiling to improve performance, memory usage, reliability, and security.
• Participate in design reviews and apply responsible AI-assisted development practices under security policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience in software, electrical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or physics.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including architecture, data structures, design patterns, event-driven design, multithreading, testing, and debugging.
• Experience with C#, VB.NET, C++, Microsoft Visual Studio, and source control systems such as Git.
• Ability to communicate technical information and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, customers, and suppliers across the US, Europe, and Asia.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, strong technical ability, and motivation to learn new technologies independently.

Nice to have

• Experience designing complex subsystems and influencing technical decisions through design and code reviews.
• Experience with performance improvement, diagnostics, observability, system integration, and software releases.
• Experience delivering AI/ML capabilities in products.
• UX experience with wireframing, prototyping, and user-flow design.
• Master’s or advanced degree in a relevant engineering or physics discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a competitive total rewards package.
• Family-friendly benefits designed for diverse employee needs.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity work environment.

Hiring process

• Multiple interviews with hiring managers, conducted in person or by video conference.