Software Engineer

Rate: £65.00 per hour
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Bristol
Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be onsite 4 days per week. A 4 day working week is OK (Monday to Thursday). Possibility of some remote working (project dependant)
Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview

Job Description:

The role is within a team implementing a demonstration system for a complex new Command and Control capability, this extends existing concepts and logic. If the demonstration is successful, it may develop into a development project for a fully operational capability.

Responsibilities:

• Application development and testing, including sophisticated business logic.
• Collaborating with internal algorithm teams to integrate algorithms, implement complex transformation logic, test and verify.
• Implementing and integrating interfaces with other subsystems and external simulators.
• Building and extending components within an existing software application framework and deploying into a virtualised test environment.

• Experience in developing application-level software (C++, C#, Java or similar).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software engineering practices.
• Knowledge of Data Distribution Service (DDS) is advantageous.
• Defence industry experience is advantageous.