Senior Software Engineer

Northamptonshire, UK Platform Recruitment

Senior Software Engineer Northamptonshire 50,000 - 70,000

Working Pattern: Primarily onsite (hybrid working may be available once established in the role)

Build Products That Solve Real-World Problems

If you enjoy building complete products, not just isolated software components and want to work across embedded systems, cloud platforms, machine vision, video technologies and modern web applications, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

Our client is a software engineering business specialising in vision-based systems. They develop innovative products that combine software, hardware, cameras, edge computing and cloud services to solve complex challenges across multiple industries.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering innovative products from concept through to deployment.

You'll enjoy solving complex technical challenges, making sound engineering decisions and balancing technical excellence with commercial objectives.

This is a broad engineering role suited to someone who thrives on variety and enjoys taking ownership of delivering practical, robust solutions.

Key Responsibilities

+Design, develop and maintain software for vision-based and video-enabled products.
+Take ownership of projects from concept through to deployment.
+Develop solutions across embedded systems, backend services, cloud platforms and web applications.
+Build and enhance Linux-based edge computing systems.
and deliver practical solutions.
+Evaluate and adopt modern engineering tools, including AI-assisted development workflows and Large Language Models (LLMs).

About You

You'll be an experienced software engineer with strong commercial experience and a passion for building high-quality products.

Essential Skills

+Strong commercial software development experience.
+Excellent C and C++ development skills.
+Python application development experience.
+JavaScript and modern web development frameworks.
+Strong Linux development experience.
+Experience with embedded systems, edge computing or hardware-integrated products.

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

+Video capture, processing and streaming technologies.
+H.264 encoding and decoding.
+Cloud platform development and deployment.
+Machine vision or image processing.
+Industrial automation or inspection systems.

If you're looking for a role where no two projects are the same, where you'll work across cutting-edge technologies, and where you'll see the products you build deployed in the real world, we'd love to hear from you.