Senior c++ developer - milton keynes

Senior C++ Software Developer

Hybrid: 1 day in Office / 4 days home

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary/Package: £51k - £63K

Health Cash Plan

Access to a Benefits Portal and Employee Assistance Program

EV Car and Cycle to work scheme

Flexible weekly wellbeing time

Dedicated Volunteering Time

25 days holiday rising to 30, plus Bank Holidays

Comprehensive induction and training program

Overview

Our client is the UK's leading provider of electronic and paper document distribution services, by providing our service to the NHS, Local Government, and a wide range of Commercial organisations, we make a real difference to patients, citizens and businesses through our innovative use of communication technology. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Testing Team in a rapidly growing company.

Role

As part of the Research and Development Team, you will be building and maintaining releases of our core customer-facing and internal applications, working closely with the Product & Testing teams to get applications to full release status.

You will get to grips with the full suite of applications, using your C++ knowledge to identify areas for improvement and action them in collaboration with the established team.

You will work closely with the existing complement of software developers to share your knowledge and mentor them, fostering a collaborative environment. A key aim of this role is to champion the adoption of best practices and support continuous skill development within the team.

The roles & responsibilities for this position will evolve over time as you gain more experience, eventually progressing to becoming a key driver of our modernisation strategy in AWS after achieving a solid foundation with our applications.

Profile

You are an established software developer interested in progressing your career. You are someone who prides yourself on innovation and embracing change and new ideas. People describe you as self‑motivated, innovative, and a problem solver. You understand the reasons for data security and can keep the confidentiality of the people you are working with.

Duties

• Refining new feature requests with stakeholders to make them development ready
• Collaborating on system design
• Delivering high quality software
• Mentoring team members & coaching them on best practice and improvements
• Reviewing pull requests
• Planning and actioning refactoring efforts to support the wider product strategy
• Developing new features according to specification
• Triaging and fixing defects

Essential Experience

• Advanced C++ Expertise – Deep knowledge of modern C++ standards with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-ready code for Windows services/applications
• Mentorship & Upskilling – Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and upskill developers at various experience levels through hands‑on collaboration, code reviews, and knowledge‑sharing
• Technical Debt Reduction – Experience in identifying, prioritising, and refactoring code to improve modularity, testability, and maintainability
• Architectural/System Design Support – Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy, supporting the broader product vision

Additional Skills

• Lead and negotiate effectively across teams and stakeholders, demonstrating strong decision‑making and influencing skills in complex technical and collaborative environments
• Be a self‑motivated problem‑solver
• Be accurate and have a keen eye for detail
• Have a clear and confident communication style, both written and verbal and be comfortable communicating at all levels
• Always manage confidential information sensitively
• Work within an agile software development environment

Desirable Experience

• C#, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure
• Cloud Enablement – Practical experience in restructuring codebases to support cloud migration and scalable, cloud‑native architectures
• Project Leadership – Experience in leading a group of software developers across multi‑month projects

Working Relationships

You will work closely with the Product & Testing Teams to perform all planned and reactive tasks, escalating to your Line Manager when potential issues are identified.

Special/Additional Working Conditions

You will be working at either our Wellington, Bristol or Milton Keynes office. Travel to other offices may be required in exceptional circumstances to support our teams in these locations. All offices are fully air‑conditioned with a modern and spacious open‑plan layout. The Head Office is situated close to J26 of the M5 where there is free on‑street parking.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position.