Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Manchester | Hybrid (2 days in office)

We are hiring a Software Engineer for a specialist technology company that builds production systems for international clients. A large part of the work sits where software meets physical equipment.

This is a full-lifecycle role: gather requirements, design, build, test and deliver. You will write software that talks to hardware, not only to other services.

The role

• Capture requirements with engineers, clients and internal teams
• Design and build software for desktop, services and device-facing applications
• Integrate systems with hardware, sensors, instruments or edge devices
• Test thoroughly and support delivery into live environments
• Work in Python as standard; C# / .NET is the preferred application stack
• Collaborate with people working on AI, embedded and cloud components

What you will need

• Commercial software experience across design, build and test
• Python
• Experience integrating software with hardware, devices or embedded systems
• A computer engineering background, or similar (electronics, mechatronics, embedded systems)
• Confidence gathering requirements and turning them into working software
• Fluent English for international work

Preferred

• C# and .NET (Windows services, desktop or device-side applications)
• Familiarity with industrial or lab protocols (for example serial, MQTT, Modbus, CAN)
• Comfortable on Windows or Linux

Useful

• IoT, edge devices, sensors or firmware collaboration
• CI/CD, Git, basic cloud
• Experience in cross-functional or client-facing delivery

What they offer

• Work that reaches real equipment, not only dashboards
• International clients
• Hybrid working — two days a week in the Manchester office
• Practical engineering culture

C# / .NET is preferred, not mandatory, if you have strong Python and genuine hardware-integration experience.