Senior Software Developer The Role: This is a highly varied role giving the successful candidate the opportunity to work across multiple projects and at all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle. Whilst focused on software development, this role also provides the opportunity to participate in software design at all levels. This will include work on: Research & Development – Internally and externally funded research and development products investigating and developing low TRL technologies. Product Development – Development and support of Synoptix products, primarily in the AI and Computer Vision (object detection and track) domains. Service Development – Development of Synoptix services, including our upcoming AI Assurance service offering. Engineering Services – Delivery of engineering services on behalf of clients, assisting them in the development of their solutions. Key Responsibilities: Leading Software Development Projects Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop products and services. This will include Systems Engineers, Security Engineers, Product Managers and others as required. Support the wider team in project planning, requirements definition and requirements analysis. Lead software design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance for a range of AI and Computer Vision products. Providing Software Engineering Subject Matter (SME) Expertise Act as part of multidisciplinary teams in delivering engineering services to Synoptix clients. Provide technical documentation, briefings and presentations to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority. Skills Required: Essential: Creative problem-solving skills Strong proficiency in Python with experience in C++ development Experience with Linux operating systems (e.g. Red Hat, Ubuntu) Experience working within a variety of development frameworks and practices e.g. DevOps, DevSecOps, SCRUM, MLOps, XP. Experience with data analysis and manipulation tools (e.g. Pandas) Experience of a broad section of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with specific focus on: Design(Architecting, High-Level Design and Low-Level Design) Development Testing Deployment & Maintenance Experience of using the Unified Modelling Language Excellent communication skills Desirable: Experience in the development of computer vision related products and services. Experience with visual processing libraries; OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch etc. Experience operating as part of a multidisciplinary team Experience in developing / mentoring junior staff Experience developing and/or implementing reference architectures Benefits: Annual Company Bonus 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility Flexible working arrangements Bike to work scheme Electric car scheme Private health care Job well done scheme Security Requirements: Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept sole UK national candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. ADZN1_UKTJ