Software Engineer
Location: Conwy, North Wales (Hybrid – 4 days per week on-site)
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Bonus + Private Medical
About the Company
A well-established engineering business based in North Wales is seeking a Software Engineer to join its multidisciplinary engineering team. The company designs, develops, and manufactures specialist instrumentation and analytical technologies used in demanding scientific and technical environments.
This role sits at the core of a complex product stack, delivering desktop-installed software that interfaces directly with highly specialised hardware and data acquisition systems. While modern web technologies are used within the application stack, the primary challenges lie in back-end logic, data handling, system integration, and reliability.
The Role
You will contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of robust software systems used to control, acquire, process, and present scientific data. The software acts as the primary interface between advanced measurement hardware and its users, requiring dependable real-time behaviour, clear presentation of complex data, and strong engineering discipline.
This position suits a capable, technically curious engineer, from an early-career developer through to a mid to senior-level engineer, who is comfortable learning domain-specific systems and working closely with hardware, firmware, and scientific colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
1. Design, develop, and maintain desktop-based software supporting data acquisition, processing, and analysis
2. Contribute to back-end logic, data handling, and system integration
3. Use Git with established branching and merge strategies
4. Maintain build and technical documentation
5. Write and maintain unit tests for critical code paths
6. Support CI/CD pipelines where appropriate
7. Track and resolve issues using tools such as GitHub Issues or Jira
8. Evaluate and integrate open-source libraries, ensuring appropriate licensing
9. Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and scientific engineering teams
10. Contribute ideas and improvements through technical reviews
11. Ensure all design and documentation complies with ISO 9001 standards
Skills & Experience
12. Experience with technologies such as Node.js, Express, Vue.js and Electron
13. Strong programming fundamentals and a solid understanding of software engineering principles
14. Experience building or maintaining desktop applications or system-focused software
15. Exposure to back-end or data-driven development
16. Comfortable working with structured data, real-time systems, or computation-heavy logic
17. Practical experience using Git and collaborative development workflows
18. Ability to learn new domains and work effectively within a small engineering team
19. Clear communicator, able to explain technical concepts to non-software specialists
Desirable
20. Background or strong interest in geophysics, geology, physics, engineering, or applied science
21. Experience with scientific instruments, test equipment, or data acquisition systems
22. Exposure to numerical methods, signal processing, or scientific data analysis
23. Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams (hardware, firmware, R&D)
24. Mentoring, knowledge sharing, or willingness to support junior colleagues
Benefits
25. Annual performance-based bonus
26. Private healthcare
27. Company pension contributions
28. Hybrid working model
Interview Process
29. Informal initial discussion with the Software Engineering Manager
30. Technical interview and discussion with the Software Lead
If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days. If you do not hear within these timescales please feel free to get in touch.