Our client is a global engineering and technology company serving high-value chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and advanced materials industries. Built on a heritage of precision engineering and long-term partnerships, the company has evolved from its manufacturing roots into a global solutions provider supporting customers across the entire compound lifecycle, from laboratory innovation through to pilot and production scale.
With a European headquarters and a growing international presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, the company combines deep process expertise with forward-looking digital innovation, working alongside customers to solve complex scientific and engineering challenges that accelerate the advancement of science.
About the Division
This division develops the software and automation platforms that power the company's next generation of scientific and industrial systems. Based in Hertfordshire, engineers build scalable software that connects laboratory instrumentation, automation, and digital workflows, enabling scientists and engineers to design, control, and optimize complex chemical processes.
About the Role
Are you passionate about technology and excited to see your code drive real machines? Join the team and help build the next generation of lab automation used by scientists worldwide.
If you love tough technical challenges, fast collaboration, and building tech that directly fuels scientific discovery, you'll fit right in. It's a very hands-on role, and you'll spend most of your time deep in code.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Design and build high-quality software across desktop, embedded, and server environments
* Develop modern solutions that streamline workflows for chemists and support real laboratory use cases
* Collaborate with architects, engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver robust, user-focused features
* Own components, contribute to architectural decisions, and help establish engineering best practices
* Mentor junior developers and support knowledge sharing across the team
* Continuously improve the technology stack and explore new tools and approaches
What You Bring:
* 4+ years of software development experience and a relevant degree
* Strong knowledge of C#, .NET, software design principles, testing, and DevOps pipelines, OOP
* Experience building Windows applications (XAML)
* Familiarity with IoT protocols (MQTT, OPC/UA)
* Experience working with SQL databases and ORMs; understanding of NoSQL concepts
* Experience with Linux OS
* Comfortable working with AI agents and validating AI output
Desirable (non-essential):
* Experience building cross-platform applications using Uno Platform
* Knowledge of modern C++
* Experience building custom Linux distributions using Yocto Project
* Familiarity with cloud-based services, ideally Microsoft Azure
What You Will Enjoy:
* The opportunity to build and shape a growing division
* Real influence on product and technical decisions
* Flexible, partially remote work arrangements
* A trust-based, supportive international engineering culture
* Ongoing learning and professional growth opportunities
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday per year (not including bank holidays)
* Hybrid working (only 2 days a week in the office)
* Pension scheme
* Private health insurance
* Death in service benefit
* Employee health and wellbeing support (EAP)
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role
Salary description
£40000.00 - £80000.00 per year