Software Applications Engineer - FarehamIntroduction Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. The Role: To design and implement application and software solutions for underwater robotics applications in line with the company's business needs through innovation, creativity and professionalism. In addition, you will be tasked with designing and developing software for the next generation of underwater vehicles as well as supporting and developing on existing codebase and products. Qualifications and Skills: You will be a team player, who is proactive and able to to demonstrate experience in the following areas: Familiarity in development of control softwareSolid understanding of software design and architectureBackend server design/structureFamiliar with Standard Web TechnologiesExposure to front end - Able to construct functional web pagesSoftware Engineer with min 5 years' experience as an Engineer. Preferably with a Degree in a relevant Engineering Discipline. In addition, you will be Able to demonstrate software skills in some of the following technologies on both Windows and Linux:C++JavascriptPythonXMLJSONHTMLCSSWeb backend servers (Angular, Django, NodeJS, React, Apache or similar)Web SocketsDockerTCP-IP / UDPSQL or other databasesDev tools (Wireshark, system log interrogation etc..)DatabasesCyber Security Desirable: Exposure to IP video and video routingFamiliarity in design and testing of control softwareFamiliarity with Systems serving Real Time Information via Web SocketsUse of DDS and interfacing with itMessage Queues (Active MQ/Rabbit MQ/ZeroMQ)GUI Development experience (.Net GUI framework, Qt 6.2 or previous versions)Developing and debugging software for application software in Visual studio (2013, 2017, 2022)Customer facing API's using web technologies By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.