Software Engineer - Robotics and Prompting

Location

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | United Kingdom

Job description

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Role Summary:

To design, develop and test innovative new software products and features for the Robotics and Prompting product families, primarily on Windows and some Linux environments. This role will evidence success by supporting the software team to deliver good quality code on time, that makes our software continuously available to our customers and means our products are constantly stable in their installed environments.

Work Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office at Bury St. Edmunds.  

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Working with agreed design specifications to develop the code base in new Product features
• Working to support the code base in established products and maintain their lifecycle
• Design, code, test and document production software to required project specifications and schedules
• Support existing products, working with service teams to resolve customer issues, identifying and fixing faults found in products, both recent developments and legacy code. This will include working with customers remotely and occasionally via site visits
• Identify, participate and carry out continuous improvement initiatives which will deliver benefits to the Software team
• Assist in the planning and running of software projects under the Agile method, including the generation of product specifications and estimates for the work required to complete
• Assist in the specification of equipment & components as required
• Agree quality standards and test to required specifications
• Liaise with departments & customers to ensure functionality meets expectations
• Remain current in relevant industry trends, market conditions, and informed about key competition/market leaders

Our Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• 25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays
• Flexible Working Hours
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits
• Employees Sharesave Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities
• Fund Raising Events with our ESG programme - Action4Good
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Free On-Site Parking and EV Charging
• And lots more! Visit our VPS Careers for more information.

Our goal is to create a gender and culturally diverse workforce as we believe this is critical to our success. We are committed to attracting, developing, growing and retaining a diverse workforce. Talk to us about your flexible working aspirations - we're open to flexible hours to fit around family commitments.

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential:

• Object Oriented Design - Thorough understanding and extensive experience of Object Oriented Design and Analysis, and distributed system design
• C# Development - Thorough understanding and extensive experience
• C# GUI development – demonstrable experience
• C++ development – demonstrable experience
• Experience with source code control, build, test and deployment systems (eg. Git, MsTest, NUnit, Azure Devops), and JIRA for management of software development.
• Understanding of designing multithreaded software in a semi-real-time environment
• ISO 9001 - A passion for Quality with excellent attention to detail
• Creative and able to drive innovation
• Able to work to tight deadlines, keep adequate records and maintain test documentation.
• Builds good relationships with other engineers and with suppliers

Desirable:

• Experience of Robotics, Image Processing , AI, TCP/IP communications, microservices, web API’s, databases or speech applications
• Experience of working with projects across multi-disciplines (Software/Hardware/Mechanical)
• Experience of automated test development

Education and Qualifications:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent.

Desirable:

• Masters degree in an Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent

Videndum Mindset:

Our commitment is founded on a set of core values that form the Videndum Mindset:

• Exceptional Product Performance
• Customer Focus
• Leading a Fast Changing Market
• Global Capability
• Transparency, Integrity and Respect
• Environmental Consciousness

Health and Safety is at the forefront of everything we do at Videndum Production Solutions:

All employees are expected to take care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions in accordance with the Company health and safety policy by using correct tools, processes and Personal protective equipment and not perform any function unless appropriately trained and authorised.

Our approach to diversity follows a strict policy of sourcing the best person for the role irrespective of race, gender, age, religion, sexual preference, or disability. Our Code of Conduct sets out an express prohibition on discrimination of any kind.

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