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Software Engineer

Platform RecruitmentRoyston, Hertfordshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 3 Apr 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Software Engineer role offers a unique chance to contribute to life-saving technologies, working at the cutting edge of software and hardware development with a competitive salary up to £70,000. You'll thrive here if you possess an engineering or electronics background combined with strong software skills in C#, Python, or JavaScript, enabling you to make a significant impact within an elite R&D team. Apply now to join this innovative and collaborative environment where your expertise will be highly valued.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Title: Software Engineer
Location: South Cambridgeshire,
Salary: up to £70,000

This is a rare opportunity for an engineer to join an elite R&D team, where your going to be working on the intersection of software and hardware development, working to develop the technologies the save thousands of lives.

If you have an electronics or engineering background and have developed strong software skills along the way, this role was written for you.

The Role

You will play a key role across the full product lifecycle, developing and maintaining software platforms in C#, Python, and JavaScript for world-class gas detection instruments. You'll be writing the software that talks directly to hardware via UART, SPI, and I2C, building automated test jig software for the production floor, and working closely with a talented team of electronic, embedded, and mechanical engineers.

Requirements

  • Engineering or electronics background
  • Strong software development skills in C#, Python and/or JavaScript
  • Hands-on experience with communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, Modbus or CAN
  • Comfortable reading schematics and using electronics tools such as multimeters and logic analysers
  • Experience working with PCBs and electronic instruments
  • Familiarity with IoT platforms and cloud integration

If this role is of interest, please apply below.

Skills

C#
IoT
JavaScript
Python

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