1 to 25 of 26 Software Engineering Jobs in Essex

Head of Engineering (AI-First SaaS Platform)

Hiring Organisation
Keepnet
Location
Basildon, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Head of Engineering (AI-First SaaS Platform) £95,000 – £130,000 base + equity (EMI) + benefits Location: UK (Hybrid – Office & Remote) Keepnet is an AI-driven SaaS platform experiencing strong, sustained growth, helping organisations manage human cyber risk at scale. With Agentic AI live in production, Keepnet operates … human risk workflows, supported by strong guardrails, deep observability, and human-in-the-loop controls where required. We are looking for a Head of Engineering to scale these production-grade agentic systems, strengthen platform reliability, and lead global engineering teams to deliver a secure, highly reliable, and operationally ...

Embedded Software Project Manager

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£65000 - £85000/annum Pension, Hybrid working
Embedded Software Project Manager Location: Cambridgeshire (South) Type: Full-Time Working Pattern: Hybrid (Minimum 3 Days Office-Based) Salary: Competitive Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for delivering innovative, Embedded software-led solutions? Join our growing team and help shape technically complex, high-impact projects … across a range of sectors. This is a highly client-facing role requiring close collaboration with sales, engineering, and customer teams to define, secure, and deliver cutting-edge software projects - often with electronics or embedded systems elements. The Role Full-time position, reporting to the Head of Project ...

Scientific Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
EMBL-EBI
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Genomics Technology Infrastructure Team Leader at EMBL-EBI. Your role You will lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately 15 staff members including software engineers, bioinformaticians, designers and UX experts to build infrastructures to serve and disseminate biological data. These methods of dissemination include visualisations, data explorers, and application programming … systems design and architecture Experience designing databases, developing websites and working with big data (gigabyte to terabyte scale) In-depth knowledge of the following: software engineering, relational databases, service provision, API development, standards, software development best practices Project management and staff management experience Experience contributing to budget ...

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Altech Group Ltd
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Software Engineering role Paying between £80-100k, with a 10% bonus (performance related) Remote but occasional offsites in LDN/worldwide A SaaS platform that provides businesses and researchers with high-quality, vetted human data for studies, surveys, and AI research are looking for 2 excellent Product ...

Software Project Manager

Hiring Organisation
Eclectic Recruitment Ltd
Location
Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom
currently supporting one of our clients who are looking to add a Software Project Manager to the team on a full-time permanent basis. Hybrid working is available with occasional international travel. Key duties will include but are not limited to: Manage a portfolio of complex technical projects. Take … managing KPI’s and deliverables against cost requirements and given project timeframes. Engage with key client accounts. Work closely with embedded, electronics and software engineering teams. Actively identify and review and potential risks and put processes in place to mitigate these. Oversee project finances including actual and forecasting. ...

Full-stack Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Geocento
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
environmental organizations. Following a successful seed round, we are transforming our company around a new SaaS business model. We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer who will play a crucial role in shaping our product and business direction. What We Offer Impactful Work: Join a small, high-ambition ...

Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Akixi
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform, and configuration management using Ansible. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, passionate about Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, and thrive in collaborative environments. You will play a pivotal role in automating infrastructure, improving reliability and scalability, and ensuring smooth CI/… pipelines across multiple environments. You'll work closely with software engineering, and security teams to drive platform excellence. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure on AWS using Terraform (modularized, reusable components). Implement configuration management solutions using Ansible, including playbook development, inventory structuring ...

Computer Science Graduate Opportunity (Fintech Payments)

Hiring Organisation
Montpellier Resourcing
Location
Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£27,000 - £35,000 per annum
knowledge and experience in provisioning and onboarding payment products . This is an ideal first or second career step into the intersection of software development and financial technology. Key Responsibilities of the Computer Science Graduate to include: Provisioning & Onboarding: Own the end-to-end setup of customer environments, including … technical stakeholders. Ticket Management: Log, track, and resolve support cases within SLA timelines using JIRA or similar platforms. Collaboration: Work closely with engineering and product teams to escalate and resolve complex issues. Documentation: Maintain accurate onboarding records and contribute to the internal knowledge base. Requirements for the successful Computer ...

IT Support ( API Fintech Payments)

Hiring Organisation
Montpellier Resourcing
Location
Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Candidates will ideally have API knowledge and experience in provisioning and onboarding payment products . This is an career step into the intersection of software development and financial technology. Candidates will have a Computing/Computer Science degree qualification, and must have customer facing support experience. Key Responsibilities … technical stakeholders. Ticket Management: Log, track, and resolve support cases within SLA timelines using JIRA or similar platforms. Collaboration: Work closely with engineering and product teams to escalate and resolve complex issues. Documentation: Maintain accurate onboarding records and contribute to the internal knowledge base. Requirements for the successful ...

Embedded Linux Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech Mobility
Location
Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
Embedded Linux Developer The Role We're seeking an Embedded Software Engineer with strong embedded MCU and embedded Linux experience. You'll design, build, and test embedded systems across sensing, robotics, communications, and IoT. Work ranges from Linux-based systems to bare-metal, RTOS, device drivers, and system-level ...

Senior Software Engineer (Python, TypeScript, AWS)

Hiring Organisation
TopTek Talent
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer (Python/Backend) | Python (Flask), TypeScript , AWS Location: London-based, Highly Flexible (Open to Remote Working Outside London) Compensation: £110,000 + Equity Role: Senior Full Stack (70% Backend/30% Frontend) The Challenge We are representing a highly profitable, London-based technology scale-up that … Technical Mission Scale the Core: Architect and maintain robust services using Python to handle massive data ingestion and automated event-tracking. High-Throughput Engineering: Optimize sophisticated background job queues (SQS) and data pipelines that power real-time triggers for global enterprise clients. Infrastructure & DevOps: Manage and evolve a modern ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Nextech Group Limited
Location
Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£55,000
Senior Software Developer Clacton-on-Sea | Hybrid Salary: £50k+ *Must have valid right to work, NO sponsorship provided for this role* A great client of mine, a leading technology company , is looking to hire a Senior .NET Developer to join their engineering team. This is a strong opportunity … work within a well-established business that values solid engineering, long-term thinking and gives senior developers real ownership over their work. With a complex, business-critical tech stack and a clear roadmap for improvement and modernisation, they're looking for someone confident working across both legacy and modern ...

Senior Software Engineer - Spatial Interaction & Sensor Integration (VR/XR/AR)

Hiring Organisation
StretchSense
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
using our stretchable‐sensor gloves to deliver high‐fidelity 3D hand articulation and gesture recognition across VR, XR, and AR platforms. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll architect and implement the core software that transforms rich sensor data into real‐time, robust interaction models for PCVR … standalone headsets. This role sits at the intersection of low‐level systems engineering, real‐time 3D engines, and advanced input processing. You'll shape the technical direction of our platform, mentor other engineers, and collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and product teams to push the boundaries of immersive interaction. ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
hackajob
Location
Basildon, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
projects. We use our platform to connect you with exciting contract opportunities and discuss projects on behalf of the companies we partner with. Senior Software Engineer - Staff Level Location: UK - remote Role: contract - 12+ months About the Role They're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join … Database design and optimization (Postgres, MySQL, Redis) Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate development is a plus Soft Skills: Proven ability to lead complex engineering initiatives Strong collaboration and communication with product and engineering teams Excellent problem-solving and technical debt assessment skills Leadership in architecture design ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Michael James Associates
Location
Basildon, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
collaborate with the wider team Curious, motivated, and proactive - someone who picks up tasks and sees them through 1-3 years of professional software development experience Comfortable working as a full-stack developer, covering frontend, backend and databases Practical experience with React Experience with other Professional experience with Golang ...

Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Fullstack Software Engineer – Python/ReactJS | Green Tech 💵 £60,000-70,000 💻 Python, Django, AWS, ReactJS, SQL 📍 Hybrid (UK, with regular office collaboration) 📈 Energy-tech company building critical infrastructure Real-world product solving complex problems in industrial energy systems We’re partnered with a fast-growing green-tech company … building a cloud platform that sits at the intersection of software, hardware and real-world infrastructure. They’re hiring a Software Engineer (Mid-Senior) to join a core product team responsible for the backbone of the platform. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys ...

Associate Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CareerXperts Consulting
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Every great engineer starts with curiosity. The Associate Software Engineer role is designed for individuals who are eager to learn, build, and grow in a fast-paced technology environment. This is an opportunity to work on real-world applications, contribute to meaningful projects, and sharpen your technical foundation under … experienced mentorship. It's not just an entry-level role. It's the beginning of a strong engineering journey. What This Role Will Focus On Assist in developing and maintaining software applications Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code Support debugging and troubleshooting activities Participate in code reviews ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Coalesce Management Consulting
Location
Basildon, England, United Kingdom
Join our latest project! We’re supporting a major defence software programme and are now looking for an experienced Software Engineer (C#/.NET) to provide short-term delivery support. The project is in an active update and stabilisation phase and needs an engineer who can quickly … speed with an existing codebase. Development is largely complete, with the focus now on consolidating software, supporting builds and releases, and working through formal development and configuration processes. Due to the nature of the work, access to onsite integration equipment is required. You will be required ...

Senior Software Engineer (Rust)

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
Basildon, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
have a new and exclusive partnership with one of the most exciting scale-ups in Europe, who are looking to double in size their engineering team. They have a valuation exceeding 2 billion Euros. The company builds aerial intelligence hardware and software. They're main focus is the manufacturing … s. Alongside this, they are also developing bleeding edge software that provides actionable insights in defense, security and professional services. The Rust Team: This engineering team are focusing on building a greenfield command and control center, designed specifically for unmanned systems. What you'll be doing: Architect, build ...

Embedded Linux Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech Mobility
Location
Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Embedded Linux Developer The Role We're seeking an Embedded Software Engineer with strong embedded MCU and embedded Linux experience. You'll design, build, and test embedded systems across sensing, robotics, communications, and IoT. Work ranges from Linux-based systems to bare-metal, RTOS, device drivers, and system-level … across various MCU platforms. Support system bring-up, hardware integration, debugging, and performance optimisation. Work closely with electronics and FPGA teams. Participate in good engineering practice, documentation, and project planning. Essential Skills Embedded Linux development including Yocto or similar. Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies. Motivation ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Nextech Group Limited
Location
Clacton-on-sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 55,000 Annual
Senior Software Developer Clacton-on-Sea Hybrid Salary: £50k+ Must have valid right to work, NO sponsorship provided for this role A great client of mine, a leading technology company , is looking to hire a Senior click apply for full job details ...

PLC Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Software Engineer Location: Heybridge, Essex, Full time on site Duration: 18 months Rate negotiable on application Outside IR35 Job description The implementor should have a fundamental knowledge in programming with Codesys as well as in all corresponding programming languages e.g. Structured text. Key Skillset • Knowledge of PLC application software … Panels, ethernet routers and switches, etc.) • Deep understanding of OPC/UA especially regarding the implementation of communication signals. • Ability to work with agile software development processes such as Scrum and respective tools e.g. JIRA. • An automation engineer with a marine background, who has experience of Codesys or similar ...

PLC Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Maldon, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£0 per hour + Outside IR35
Software Engineer Location: Heybridge, Essex, Full time on site Duration: 18 months Rate negotiable on application Outside IR35 Job description The implementor should have a fundamental knowledge in programming with Codesys as well as in all corresponding programming languages e.g. Structured text. Key Skillset • Knowledge of PLC application software … Panels, ethernet routers and switches, etc.) • Deep understanding of OPC/UA especially regarding the implementation of communication signals. • Ability to work with agile software development processes such as Scrum and respective tools e.g. JIRA. • An automation engineer with a marine background, who has experience of Codesys or similar ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Digital Waffle
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
someone who enjoys working on complex interfaces, data-driven products and clean, well-structured front end architecture. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to deliver high quality user experiences, taking ownership of features from build through to release. This role suits someone who wants to stay … remote working within the UK Opportunity to work on a modern, evolving product High ownership role with real influence on front end decisions Collaborative engineering culture focused on quality and delivery If you are a front end developer who enjoys Angular, cares about clean code and wants to work ...

PLC Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Hourly
Software Engineer Location: Heybridge, Essex, Full time on site Duration: 18 months Rate negotiable on application Outside IR35 Job description The implementor should have a fundamental knowledge in programming with Codesys as well as in all corresponding programming languages e.g. Structured text click apply for full job details ...