- Location
- Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Senior Software Engineer
Abingdon
Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking to combine cutting-edge technology with scientific innovation?
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a highly skilled team developing next-generation Rock Physics and Geoscience applications used across the global energy sector. This is an opportunity to work on complex scientific software, influence technical direction, and help modernise a suite of industry-leading desktop and cloud-based products.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll be actively involved in software design, architecture, development, code reviews, and mentoring while working alongside Product Owners, Scientists, and Technical Leads.
What You'll Be Doing
- Designing, developing and maintaining high-performance desktop and cloud applications.
- Taking ownership of technical solutions from architecture through to deployment.
- Working across modern C#/.NET and C++ codebases.
- Modernising legacy scientific software and migrating applications to modern frameworks and user experiences.
- Implementing best practices around software architecture, design patterns, SOLID principles, testing and CI/CD.
- Collaborating with Product Owners and technical stakeholders to define and deliver scalable solutions.
- Conducting code reviews and mentoring developers across the team.
- Exploring and adopting AI-assisted development tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity and software quality.
- Contributing to technical strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years' experience developing production-grade software applications.
- Strong commercial experience with C# and .NET.
- Strong C and/or C++ development experience.
- Experience building complex desktop applications within engineering, scientific, technical or data-intensive environments.
- Solid understanding of software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns and SOLID principles.
- Experience with automated testing, Git, code reviews and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
- Experience modernising legacy applications and improving UI/UX frameworks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
Desirable Experience
- Scientific, engineering, geoscience, geophysics, reservoir engineering or technical software development experience.
- Experience working with large scientific datasets and numerical algorithms.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot and AI-powered testing tools.
If you're passionate about building high-quality software, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to work at the intersection of software engineering and science, we'd love to hear from you.