SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – EDINBURGH OR LONDON
Passionate about contributing to a more sustainable world? Bring your passion for sustainability and digital innovation to a meaningful Senior Software Developer role that is instrumental in shaping and advancing the digital infrastructure that supports our engineering and consultancy teams to design services for some of the world's best and most sustainable buildings. ABOUT US At Max Fordham we are proud to be a partnership, run by the people who work here. ABOUT THE ROLE Based in either our Edinburgh or London office, the Senior Software Developer will play a critical part in advancing the digital capabilities of our engineering and consultancy services. This role will involve software development to support the digital transformation of our workflows, project delivery, and performance modelling across the built environment. The expectation is that the successful candidate will work from the office 2-3 days per week and undertake some travelling between the other offices as required.What technology do we use Listed below are the technology stacks that Max Fordham use. The successful candidate will be expected to work with the following core technologies:
- Programming: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, C#, C++
- Frameworks & Tools: FastAPI, Jupyter, JupyterHub, Voila, Power BI, GitHub, Vue, Nuxt
- AEC Platforms & Standards: Revit, Revit API, pyRevit, Rhino, Grasshopper, IES VE (and it’s Python API), BIM data standards (IFC, COBie)
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS/Azure, Git, Ansible
- Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining custom software tools and plugins that integrate with AEC platforms (e.g. Revit, Rhino, IES).
- To support the Director responsible in developing the technical strategy for data and software initiatives aligned with the practice’s digital transformation goals.
- Designing and implementing data pipelines and analytics dashboards to support project performance, sustainability metrics, and digital design workflows.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to translate engineering and project requirements into scalable digital solutions.
- Ensuring data quality, governance, and compliance with UK BIM standards and construction data protocols.
- Mentoring junior developers and analysts, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
- Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and project teams.
- Staying abreast of emerging technologies in data science, machine learning, digital twins and any other innovations relevant to the built environment.
- Initiative and proactive working methodology
- Ability to work well with colleagues to achieve shared goals
- Confidence to interrogate a brief and question supervisors’ approach rather than following blindly
- Degree Level (minimum) in maths, science, engineering or computational design with experience in coding.
- Excellent growth opportunities for your personal and career development in a knowledge driven environment
- An inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, openness, and knowledge sharing
- An open, supportive, and cooperative working environment
- One paid professional subscription per year
- Interesting and technically challenging projects
- Opportunities for involvement in business-running activities
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working opportunities
- Competitive pay and employee bonus
- Future opportunities for Partnership
- Six weeks holiday (including Bank holidays)
- Max Fordham Pension Scheme
- Other benefits include generous paid parental leave, sick pay, and treatment pay.