Software Engineer

leonardo company; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a Software Engineer with C++ experience looking for your next challenge?

Here at Leonardo, we are on the hunt for talented software engineers to support our Integrated Sensors & Protection (ISP) line of business, working on a range of defence projects. Direct industry experience is not required; we are happy to explore all backgrounds and help develop all our software engineers.

What you will do:

We want to develop a new generation of features and capabilities using innovative software solutions, and we need you to create them. You will be a key part of a community of world-class software engineers who will continuously improve, collaborate, and innovate with other engineers to create market-leading products within the defence industry.

What we are looking for:

• Understanding and knowledge of one or more of the following:
• Development of new applications to meet user expectations and within formal constraints.
• Familiarity with the tools and approaches to embedded development.
• Experience with developing Windows & Linux applications.
• Experience of using Iterative development lifecycles (for example tailored Agile).
• Experience using tools associated with Iterative development lifecycles (Jira / DevOps).
• Familiarity with development to design and coding standards.

What you will get:

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part-time options.
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health, and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Annual bonus.
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and 12 flexi days.
• Network groups: To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion, we have network groups for:
• Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled, or seriously ill).
• Enable (supporting people with disabilities).
• Equalise (development of a gender-balanced workforce).
• Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals).
• We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).

Leonardo is a leader in Electronics and developing advanced multi-domain technological solutions (Air, Land, Sea, Space, and Cyber) for security within and beyond national borders. Our Sensors and Protection teams are based primarily at our Basildon and Southampton centres and are developing software solutions using a wide range of tools and methods.

International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool; here you can find the right opportunity for you!