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FPGA Engineer
A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary engineering team working on innovative cyber and information assurance technologies. You’ll contribute to the design, development, and testing of secure digital solutions used across critical communication and defence environments.
This role offers the chance to work on complex FPGA designs, combining industry-standard and custom interfaces, and to be involved across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, verification, and production.
Applicants must have, or be eligible to obtain, UK SC clearance.
What You’ll Be Doing As An FPGA Engineer
- Own the FPGA solution from requirements through to development and production
- Lead requirements elicitation and translate them into FPGA implementations
- Define FPGA architecture in collaboration with the wider development team
- Work with the Project Manager to plan, track and deliver against agreed schedules
- Potentially coordinate other FPGA engineers on specific design activities
- Interface with FPGA vendors and third-party IP suppliers
- Develop test benches and perform system-level testing
- Support proposal preparation, estimation activities, and contribute to technical white papers
What Experience Will You Need As An FPGA Engineer
- Proven experience delivering FPGA designs through the full development lifecycle
- Strong VHDL design and verification skills
- Experience optimising designs for performance and power consumption
- Hands-on experience integrating and debugging FPGA solutions in hardware
- Familiarity with configuration management systems
- Experience with Microchip devices and Libero (advantageous)
- Verification experience using ModelSim/QuestaSim (UVM beneficial)
Desirable Experience For The FPGA Engineer
- Requirements management using DOORs
- SmartFusion, IGLOO or PolarFire devices
- PCIe NVMe and FPGA-based implementations
- Xilinx or Altera device/toolchain experience
- Working with third-party IP cores
- Design for security principles
- Embedded firmware (C/C++/assembler)
- Understanding of cryptographic standards and algorithms
- Integration of FPGAs into wider hardware platforms
Why Join
You’ll be working with a highly skilled team solving challenging, meaningful engineering problems with real-world impact. Expect a collaborative culture, complex technical work, and the opportunity to grow your expertise across FPGA, embedded systems and secure digital design.
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Site Director Facilities, EHS & Site Operations
Site Director – Facilities, EHS & Site Operations
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Employment type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Dependent on Experience
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Director to provide strategic and operational leadership across Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Facilities Management, Security, Business Continuity and site infrastructure at a complex manufacturing site.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, efficient and reliable operation of the site. Working closely with functional managers and the wider Site Leadership Team, you will raise operational standards, strengthen leadership capability and embed a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
About the role
You will take overall responsibility for the safe and effective operation of the site, leading established teams across EHS, hard and soft facilities services, security and business continuity. You will ensure compliance with UK legislation, corporate standards and regulatory requirements, while identifying opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, service quality and cost effectiveness.
This role will suit an experienced operational leader with a strong background in Facilities Management and EHS within manufacturing, engineering or another regulated environment.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and lead the site EHS strategy, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
- Promote a proactive safety culture, oversee risk assessments, COSHH compliance, safe systems of work, incident investigations and corrective actions.
- Take overall responsibility for site buildings, utilities, infrastructure, plant and critical systems, including planned preventative maintenance, statutory inspections and asset management.
- Lead hard and soft facilities services, including maintenance, cleaning, catering, waste management, reception and grounds maintenance.
- Manage outsourced service providers, supplier contracts, service-level agreements and performance standards.
- Oversee site security arrangements, emergency preparedness, Business Continuity Plans and incident-response procedures.
- Provide strategic oversight of facilities and EHS-related capital projects, infrastructure upgrades and Management of Change processes.
- Take responsibility for operational and capital expenditure budgets, supplier negotiations, cost optimisation and commercial performance.
- Lead, coach and develop functional managers, establishing clear performance standards, governance and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Act as a key member of the Site Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning, operational risk management and site-wide improvement.
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership experience across Facilities Management, covering both hard and soft services, and Environmental, Health & Safety.
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering or another highly regulated environment.
- Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, statutory facilities compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to lead and develop management teams, improve performance and implement organisational change.
- Experience managing complex facilities operations, infrastructure and contractor-intensive environments.
- Experience overseeing outsourced services, supplier relationships and contractual performance.
- Strong commercial and financial management capability, including responsibility for operational budgets and capital expenditure.
- Excellent stakeholder-management, communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge existing practices and drive accountability.
Desirable
- Previous responsibility for site security, emergency preparedness and Business Continuity Management.
- Knowledge of ISO management systems and recognised compliance frameworks.
- Experience in highly regulated, high-reliability or safety-critical manufacturing environments.
- Experience managing infrastructure-improvement programmes or capital-investment projects.
Head of Procurement
Head of Procurement
Location: Chelmsford, UK
Employment type: Permanent, full-time on site
Salary: Dependent on Experience
We are a global leader in specialised components and subsystems for innovative solutions across medical, science, aerospace, defence and industrial applications. Our products are used in hospitals, aircraft, ships and even space, supporting critical applications from cancer detection and treatment to mapping our planet and the universe.
We are seeking an inspiring and transformational Head of Procurement to join our RF Power business unit at an exciting time of growth. With an established product portfolio and expanding activity in Healthcare and Novel System markets, this is an opportunity to lead procurement strategy, drive supply-chain resilience and make a measurable impact across the business.
The role
Reporting into the RF Power business unit, the Head of Procurement will own all direct procurement activity for RF Power and all indirect procurement for the Chelmsford site. You will develop and implement procurement strategies, manage strategic supplier relationships and drive best practice to deliver value, efficiency, quality and resilience across the supply chain.
This senior leadership role requires strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead all procurement activity for RF Power, ensuring security of supply, cost competitiveness and strong supplier performance.
- Oversee indirect procurement for the Chelmsford site, including facilities, services and capital expenditure.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with business objectives, growth plans and operational priorities.
- Analyse direct and indirect procurement spend, developing and executing sourcing and negotiation strategies to achieve savings targets.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiating contracts and managing supplier performance across quality, service, delivery, compliance, innovation and total cost of ownership.
- Implement procurement best practice, driving continuous improvement across processes, systems and supplier management.
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and Finance to support integrated business planning and effective information flow.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on global procurement strategies and tactics.
- Develop and manage procurement metrics and KPIs, providing timely reporting, analysis and insights to support business decision-making.
- Lead, develop and inspire the procurement team, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting professional growth.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, legal requirements and ethical standards across all procurement activity.
- Support and lead key procurement and supply-chain infrastructure projects as required.
- Maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and act as the liaison between procurement and other business units.
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant experience in procurement leadership roles, ideally within manufacturing or technology sectors.
- Proven track record across both direct and indirect procurement, including contract negotiation and supplier management.
- Demonstrated success in delivering cost savings, efficiencies and process improvements across procurement functions.
- Strong strategic-thinking capability, with experience developing and executing procurement strategies.
- Excellent commercial acumen, contract negotiation skills and customer focus.
- Collaborative and inclusive leadership style, with the ability to lead teams through change.
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, such as Operations, Engineering or Business Administration.
- Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and project-management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
- Ability to work at pace under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
- Experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing focused on highly engineered, complex products.
- Knowledge of S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and integrated business-planning processes.
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Systems Engineer
An established engineering organisation operating within the defence sector is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team. This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced surveillance, tracking and targeting systems for land and naval applications.
Working within multidisciplinary project teams, you will help ensure mechanical, electrical and software engineering activities are aligned and that system designs meet customer requirements. Projects range from early-stage concept demonstrators with significant technical challenges through to the development and enhancement of established products.
This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of key systems engineering activities, contribute to technical decision-making and support the successful delivery of complex engineering projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Capture, define and manage system requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
- Develop functional and physical system architectures.
- Contribute to functional design, detailed design and safety analysis.
- Identify and mitigate technical and programme risks.
- Develop engineering management plans covering safety, test integration, acceptance and technical risk.
- Gather and manage verification evidence to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
- Produce procurement specifications for subsystems and components.
- Write test specifications and support system verification activities.
- Participate in design reviews and technical assessments.
- Develop environmental qualification plans covering EMC, temperature, shock and vibration.
- Prepare technical reports and engineering documentation.
Skills & Experience
Essential requirements
- A degree in Engineering or a relevant physical science.
- Approximately 1–3 years of engineering experience.
- A strong understanding of systems engineering principles, particularly INCOSE guidance and best practices.
- Multidisciplinary knowledge across mechanical, electrical and software engineering, with a specialism in at least one area.
Desirable experience
- Previous experience working as a Systems Engineer and involvement in the full product development lifecycle.
- Experience working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
- Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Visure or R4J, and work package management using Jira.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams on complex engineering projects.
- A background in the defence sector or a similar engineering environment.
- Knowledge of safety management standards, including MIL-STD-882E, DEF STAN 00-56 or ISO 12100.
- Understanding of statutory compliance and CE marking.
- Experience with fault-tree analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Working Arrangements & Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- 37.5-hour working week, with an early finish on Fridays.
- 28 days of annual leave.
- Christmas shutdown.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- Income protection and life assurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme, including access to remote GP services and wellbeing support.
- Health Cash Plan and Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives.
- Employee share incentive and save-as-you-earn schemes.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Free onsite parking.
Security Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of identity, employment history, right to work in the UK and at least five years of UK residency.
If you are looking to develop your systems engineering career while contributing to complex, high-performance engineering projects, we would be keen to hear from you.
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Simulation Engineer
An exciting opportunity for Engineers with Software, Systems or Simulation experience to join a high-performing aerospace engineering team developing state-of-the-art Full Flight Simulators (Level D) used by leading aviation organisations worldwide.
We are hiring across multiple disciplines, offering the chance to work on high-fidelity simulation systems that replicate real aircraft behaviour and directly contribute to pilot training and aviation safety.
Opportunities Available
- C / Software Engineers (Real-Time Systems)
- Sound Systems Engineers (Audio & Acoustics)
- Aircraft Systems & Avionics Engineers
- Environment & Communications Simulation Engineers
- Visual Systems Engineers
- Vendor Software / Integration Engineers
What You’ll Be Doing
- Develop and integrate real-time simulation software and systems
- Work across the full engineering lifecycle – requirements, design, integration, verification & validation, and certification
- Model and simulate aircraft systems, avionics, environment, and visual/audio behaviour
- Support system integration, testing, fault finding, and performance optimisation
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, systems, hardware, and simulation
- Contribute to customer delivery, qualification, and post-delivery support
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, or other safety-critical environments
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles / development lifecycle
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- C / C++ / Python software development
- Real-time or embedded systems
- Aircraft systems, avionics, or simulation modelling
- Audio systems, acoustics, or signal processing
- Visual systems, rendering, or simulation environments
- System integration and complex engineering environments
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
- Degree in a relevant engineering or technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
Desirable Experience
- Flight simulation or Level D simulator environments
- Knowledge of ARINC, AFDX, CAN, or aviation data protocols
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or similar tools
- Familiarity with EASA / FAA simulation or certification standards
- Experience with real-time systems, networking, or hardware integration
Why Apply?
- Work on cutting-edge flight simulation technology used globally
- Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment
- Gain exposure to complex, safety-critical aerospace systems
- Strong opportunities for career development and progression
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
Please note: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
If you’re passionate about simulation, aerospace systems, or real-time engineering, this is a fantastic opportunity to work on technology that truly makes an impact.
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System Architect
We are working with an established technology organisation developing advanced communication systems for global markets. They are looking for an experienced System Architect to join their R&D team and play a key role in the design, development and integration of next-generation communication technologies.
This is a hands-on position combining system architecture, embedded software, hardware integration and proof-of-concept development, working closely with internal engineering teams and external technology partners.
As a System Architect, you will be responsible for designing and prototyping system-level concepts and helping transform them into fully integrated proof-of-concept solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and prototype system-level architectures for advanced communication systems.
- Configure and integrate SoCs, FPGAs and peripherals into complete proof-of-concept systems.
- Develop, test and optimise end-to-end prototypes using both internal and partner technologies.
- Work closely with R&D teams and external partners on system integration and hardware/software co-design.
- Integrate third-party software, SDKs and communication protocols.
- Develop reusable system architectures and reference designs.
- Document system architectures, integration processes and technical solutions.
- Support technical problem-solving across hardware, software and communications interfaces.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems Engineering or a similar discipline.
- 5+ years’ experience in product and system development for communication technologies, such as satellite, 5G or Wi-Fi modems.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Experience working with Linux and/or RTOS environments.
- Practical experience with SoCs, FPGAs and hardware/software co-design.
- Experience integrating third-party software, SDKs and communication protocols.
- Knowledge of Ethernet and 5G/6G technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a hands-on engineering approach.
- Experience working collaboratively within fast-paced R&D environments.
- Very good English skills; basic German would be advantageous.
What’s on Offer
- Permanent position with long-term career development.
- Flexible working hours with no fixed core hours.
- Hybrid working, with up to 60% home working where applicable.
- 30 days’ annual leave, plus company holidays.
- Competitive salary.
- Company pension scheme.
- Training and professional development opportunities.
- Confidential counselling and employee support services.
- Bike leasing scheme.
- Employee incentive programme.
- Modern IT equipment and smartphone.
- High level of autonomy and responsibility.
- Flat organisational structure with short decision-making processes.
- Collaborative and supportive working environment.
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Senior Antenna RF Test Engineer
We are supporting a leading communications technology organization in the search for a Senior Antenna RF Test Engineer to join its growing engineering team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and validation of next-generation phased array antenna systems used in advanced satellite communications applications. The position offers the chance to work at the forefront of RF technology, working closely with antenna designers, hardware engineers, and systems teams to deliver innovative connectivity solutions.
The successful candidate will be responsible not only for conducting complex RF and antenna measurements, but also for interpreting results, correlating test data with simulations, and providing technical insight into antenna performance and system behavior.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the testing and characterization of advanced phased array antenna systems, including performance measurements such as gain, radiation patterns, G/T, EIRP, and beamforming metrics.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between measured and predicted performance, identifying whether issues originate from design, manufacturing, or test environments.
- Operate and optimize specialized antenna measurement facilities, supporting the development of calibration processes and production test methodologies.
- Collaborate with antenna, hardware, and systems engineering teams to validate product performance, troubleshoot issues, and support product development activities.
- Mentor junior engineers, contribute to test planning, and ensure the effective operation and maintenance of RF and antenna test facilities.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetics, or a related discipline (Master’s or PhD preferred).
- Minimum of five years of experience in RF and antenna testing.
- Strong understanding of electromagnetics, antenna theory, and phased array technologies.
- Hands-on experience with RF test equipment including Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and Signal Generators.
- Experience working with antenna measurement systems, including near-field, far-field, or compact antenna test range environments.
Preferred Experience
- Knowledge of antenna design and electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, or ADS.
- Experience using Python or MATLAB for data analysis, visualization, or test automation.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets and identify underlying performance drivers.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to both engineering and leadership teams.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution.
- Generous paid time off and company holidays.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
- On-site fitness facilities.
- Modern engineering environment with access to advanced RF and antenna test equipment.
- Opportunity to work on innovative satellite communications technologies with a highly experienced engineering team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RF Test Engineer looking to take ownership of complex antenna measurement programmes and contribute directly to the development of advanced satellite communications systems.
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Electrical Engineer
We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join a highly advanced engineering team developing next-generation communication and RF systems.
This is a hands-on role focused on the design, development, and validation of electrical subsystems, supporting the delivery of complex, high-performance hardware products. You’ll work closely with senior engineers and technical leads, contributing across the full product lifecycle.
You will support the implementation of electrical subsystems and modules, including power systems, GNSS functionality, and network interfaces. The role offers strong exposure to both design and lab-based testing, making it ideal for someone who enjoys practical engineering and continuous learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and review hardware design documentation, including schematics, block diagrams, and BOMs
- Support the design and testing of electrical subsystems such as switching power supplies and GNSS modules
- Conduct signal and power integrity (SI/PI) simulations to ensure robust designs
- Perform board bring-up, debugging, and design verification testing (DVT)
- Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support DFM/DFA activities
- Maintain detailed documentation across design, testing, and validation phases
- Develop scripts for test automation and data analysis (e.g. Python)
- Support the use of advanced tools and techniques to improve design and validation processes
Required Experience
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- 4+ years of relevant industry experience
- Strong foundation in microelectronics, circuit design, and power systems
- Experience with high-speed digital design (multi-gigabit systems)
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.)
- Experience with simulation tools (e.g. HyperLynx, PSPICE)
- Familiarity with ECAD tools such as Cadence (Allegro/OrCAD) or similar
Desirable Skills
- Experience in high-frequency or RF system design (e.g. Ku/Ka band)
- DDR memory design experience (DDR3/4/5)
- Knowledge of communication protocols (Ethernet, SPI, LVDS, RS232/422)
- Experience with power supply design
- Exposure to FPGA or microprocessor-based systems
- Python scripting for engineering or test automation
- Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Flexible time off and paid holidays
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellbeing support
- Modern office and lab facilities
- Strong team culture with regular events and collaboration opportunities
- On-site amenities including fitness and wellness facilities
This role is ideal for an engineer looking to develop their expertise in high-performance electrical systems, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to the delivery of advanced communication technologies.
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Senior Electrical Engineer
We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join a highly advanced engineering team working on next-generation satellite communication and RF systems.
This is a senior, hands-on role focused on the architecture, design, and validation of complex electrical subsystems within cutting-edge communication products. You will play a key role in delivering high-performance hardware solutions in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
You will take ownership of critical electrical subsystems, leading design activities from concept through to production. This includes high-speed digital systems, power architectures, and integration of advanced modules such as GNSS and network interfaces.
This position is suited to an experienced engineer who can solve complex hardware challenges with minimal oversight, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring within the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and development of electrical subsystems, including schematics, block diagrams, and BOMs
- Design and implement high-performance systems such as switching power supplies and GNSS modules
- Perform signal and power integrity analysis (SI/PI) to ensure robust system performance
- Oversee board bring-up, debugging, and design verification testing (DVT)
- Support manufacturing activities, including DFM/DFA and collaboration with suppliers
- Maintain high standards of design documentation throughout the product lifecycle
- Develop and implement test automation frameworks using Python
- Explore and integrate advanced design approaches, including AI-assisted engineering tools
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred)
- 10+ years’ experience in electrical or hardware engineering
- Strong foundation in microelectronics, power systems, and circuit design
- Experience with high-speed digital system design (multi-gigabit)
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.)
- Experience with simulation tools (e.g. HyperLynx, PSPICE)
- Experience using ECAD tools such as Cadence (Allegro/OrCAD) or similar
Desirable Skills
- Experience in high-frequency RF design (e.g. Ku/Ka band)
- DDR memory design experience (DDR3/4/5), including signal integrity considerations
- Knowledge of communication protocols (Ethernet, SPI, LVDS, RS232/422)
- Experience with power supply design and components
- Exposure to FPGA or microprocessor-based systems
- Python scripting for engineering or test automation
- Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Flexible time off and paid holidays
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellbeing support
- Modern office and lab facilities
- Strong team culture with regular events and collaboration opportunities
- On-site amenities including fitness and wellness facilities
This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys owning complex hardware designs, solving challenging technical problems, and contributing to the development of advanced communication systems.
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Full Stack Software Engineer
A global technology organisation is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to develop and enhance a range of data-driven applications, cloud platforms and intelligent software tools.
This is a hands-on, full-stack engineering role combining backend development, cloud infrastructure, web technologies and emerging AI capabilities. You’ll help build applications that improve business processes, support decision-making and deliver better user experiences across a range of teams.
Working within a small, collaborative engineering team, you’ll contribute to technical design decisions, develop new features and help evolve existing applications into scalable, reliable production platforms. The role offers exposure to a broad technology stack and the opportunity to work on practical AI integrations alongside established software engineering projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain applications across the full stack, from backend services and APIs to user-facing interfaces.
- Build production software using Python, TypeScript and modern web technologies.
- Develop cloud-based applications and services using AWS and other cloud platforms.
- Integrate applications with data pipelines, enterprise systems and external services.
- Build AI-powered features, including LLM integrations, prompt orchestration and tools that connect AI agents with data and services.
- Contribute to architectural and technical decisions, evaluating frameworks, tools and implementation approaches.
- Develop proof-of-concepts to assess new technologies and demonstrate potential solutions.
- Investigate and resolve production issues, optimise application performance and improve software reliability.
- Design efficient data processing and integration patterns for applications handling large datasets.
- Implement authentication and authorisation mechanisms for secure enterprise applications.
- Support infrastructure deployment, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipeline development.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, data and business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver new features.
- Help scale successful applications into robust, maintainable platforms suitable for wider adoption.
Essential Requirements
- Strong Python development experience, including building production applications.
- Practical experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS/Fargate, S3 and API Gateway.
- Experience deploying and managing containerised applications using Docker.
- Good SQL skills and experience working with data warehouses.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
- Proficiency with Git and modern CI/CD workflows.
- Experience contributing to the design and implementation of multi-component software systems.
- An interest in using AI-assisted development tools and building AI-enabled software features.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team.
Desirable Experience
- Modern web development frameworks, particularly Next.js, React and TypeScript.
- Google Cloud Platform services, especially BigQuery.
- Enterprise authentication and authorisation, including SSO, SAML, OAuth and role-based access control.
- Developing and optimising applications that process high volumes of data.
- Experience with B2B SaaS platforms, CRM systems or business productivity tools.
- Designing and automating ETL and data integration pipelines at scale.
- Supporting the evolution of early-stage applications into enterprise-grade platforms.
- Agile development methodologies and tools such as Jira.
- Full-stack development spanning infrastructure, backend services and frontend interfaces.
- Understanding how technical decisions influence business outcomes, usability and user adoption.
- Automated document generation or data visualisation libraries.
- Building applications with LLMs and AI APIs.
- Familiarity with AI orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agent and tool frameworks such as the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for a Software Engineer who enjoys working across the full development lifecycle and wants to broaden their experience across cloud technologies, data-driven applications and AI-enabled solutions.
You’ll join a collaborative engineering environment where you can contribute ideas, take ownership of development work and help deliver scalable software with tangible business value.
Interested in learning more? Contact Tom Todd at Holt Executive to discuss the opportunity in confidence.
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