Software Engineer

 Who we are:
Our products are in use across all forms of entertainment from the largest of world tours to the smallest of nightclubs. We build products which inspire creativity and enable lighting designers to create the shows you will have seen at festivals, concerts & on TV. We produce market leading lighting control hardware and software solutions and develop lighting networking hardware for permanent and temporary applications.
We Develop a wide range of software from embedded firmware, UI applications to mobile apps, primarily using C++.
We are a friendly group of around 50 team members based here in Southampton and part of a wider group which employs over 350 people with offices in Nottingham, Miami, California, Mexico, Paris, and Belgium. We work closely together to embrace challenges and seek ways to innovate and enhance our products for the ever-evolving entertainment industry.

About the Role:
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our ambitious and growing team and help us build software for a range of platforms including PCs and mobile devices. We have a small but growing R&D team based in Southampton and our engineers are involved in the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

Main Responsibilities:
Design, develop and support solutions for our bespoke products.
Design and develop our applications user interface.
Assist in maintaining our CI build system for our software, building for a range of platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and bare metal micro-controllers.
Create high and low-level software design using recognised methodologies.
Produce documentation including requirements, change notes and user manuals.
Prepare and implement suitable test strategies.
Assist the support team with troubleshooting technical issues, developing and implementing corrective actions as needed.
Share knowledge and learning with other members of the software team.

Essential Skills:
At least 3 years professional experience in Software Engineering.
Experience developing in C++.
An understanding of how modern complex C++ applications are compiled and built.
Excellent communication, technical & problem-solving skills.
Using build and CI tools such as CMake, GitLab, vcpkg and Docker.

Desirable Experience:
Knowledge or experience of developing in Qt.
Experience of networking, USB and implementing communication protocols.
Using source control and CI systems such as GitLab, Git or Atlassian tools.
Agile/Scrum development process experience.
Experience of working in a Linux OS.
Working with stage lighting and lighting control products.

What we offer:
We also offer a 35-hour work week (9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday) with an hour for lunch and although we hope you never need it, we also include BUPA company healthcare. On top of this, we also offer a company pension. Plus, free tea and coffee and regular Curries!