Software Engineer

Location: Saffron Walden Type: Permanent Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm Salary: Competitive Job Reference: 35911 Our innovative and rapidly growing AI client in Saffron Walden is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join their expanding development team. In this role, you'll work on diverse projects, from early prototypes to fully developed products, helping to build cutting-edge technologies that tackle real-world challenges. This is a dynamic, hands-on position that offers a lot of autonomy, responsibility and the chance to work across multiple technical domains. This role is ideal for graduates or more experienced engineers with a strong problem-solving mindset and a passion for learning and innovation. Responsibilities - Develop software for both prototype systems and production-ready products, contributing to the full development lifecycle - Work on multiple projects simultaneously, solving a variety of technical challenges - Collaborate closely with engineers to integrate software with hardware and other system components - Learn quickly and apply new technologies to support various RandD efforts and technical challenges - Contribute to problem-solving and technical decision-making at all stages of development - Support the development of software for controlling hardware platforms, sensors or custom devices Requirements Essential: - A strong academic background with a 2:1 or above in a STEM discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering) - Proven ability to solve complex and ambiguous technical problems - Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision - Eagerness to learn new tools, technologies, and programming languages quickly - Proficient in Python programming Desirable: - Experience with software-hardware integration or working with embedded systems - Familiarity with computer networking concepts - Experience using deep-learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) - Understanding of machine learning, statistics, optimisation or algorithm development - Experience developing mobile applications (iOS/Android) Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below!