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Linux Software Development Engineer

Posted about 2 hours ago

OfficeLeicester, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

What you will do

You will play a key role in the ongoing development of our software products, help maintain the highest quality and security standards, design new services and enhance existing ones and generally get to work on cutting edge systems development for the future of our urban environments.

  • To develop Linux software for a traffic light controller in the UK.
  • To co-develop supporting tools, primarily in Python.
  • Develop an understanding of regulations, market requirements and traffic control in the UK and turn that into actionable changes for a global product in a local market.
  • Implement, document and test software solutions using C++ and possibly GoLang and/or Python.
  • Design new applications and enhance existing ones.
  • Work with colleagues in an international environment
  • Daily work in an agile environment, develop and optimize processes and best practices.
  • Interpret customer requirements specifications generating functional requirements documentation for software development.
  • Maintain software development to company quality standards while helping to attain the highest security standards for our systems.
  • Looking at improvements to the development process to maintain the leading-edge software development tools and techniques are used for continuous improvement.

    What we offer

    As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, we actively run employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:

    • 25 days holiday rising to 28 days with bank holidays in addition, plus the option to buy an agreed number of days
    • employee discount portal
    • Generous employer pension contributions
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Life assurance

    Qualifications

    Your Profile

    • 2:1 or better Degree in BSc Computer Science or equivalent
    • Minimum of 2 years Linux software development experience
    • Working with Git code management and workflow processes
    • Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

    Additional Information

    Interested?

    Please apply by clicking on the link below. We look forward to receiving your detailed application via online form:

    The future begins today. Yours too?

    Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

    We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer. Please note, applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

    Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you.

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    Job details
    Workplace
    Office
    Location
    Leicester, England, United Kingdom

    SWARCO is a globally active corporation with more than 50 years of experience. We offer a wide range of solutions, services and products in the areas of mobility management and road safety.

    Key team members

    Carlos A. Guarin

    Carlos A. Guarin

    Morten Søndergaard

    Morten Søndergaard

    Bogdan-Valeriu Zarnescu

    Bogdan-Valeriu Zarnescu

    Bob van Rossum

    Bob van Rossum

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