Software Developer

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

11/27/2024

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Position: Software Developer

Previous experience: Design and development of solutions using .NET web and/or desktop stack, preferably in Azure.

Location: Cambridge Science Park, United Kingdom – Hybrid (3 days at the office)

Employment type: Full-time regular (flexible working options available)

Benefits: Competitive salary; flexible benefits fund which can be utilised against over 20 benefits; pension scheme with up to 9% employer contribution; life insurance; income protection insurance; 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); 3 days paid volunteering

The job

The company’s engineering, planning and operations, asset performance, and monitoring and control solutions deliver proven results to over 16,000 customers across the globe. Its customers are supported by the largest industrial software ecosystem, including 4,200 partners and 5,700 certified developers.

We are looking for an ambitious, driven, and analytical software developer to join our team. The ideal candidate is someone self-driven, autonomous, and eager to learn and grow. This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that owns and builds industry-standard solutions that our users rely on to carry out their jobs effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Work proactively with our agile development team to deliver team goals
• Collaborate with product specialist, testers and other developers to develop features
• Work with the team to plan, prioritise, manage the backlog on regular occurrence
• Engage in constructive code reviews, be able to pair-program with team members
• Be a team player and take responsibility in the team activities, leading activities if required
• Comfortably navigate between required tech stack to deliver team goals
  
  

Ideal Experience

From most to least important:

• C#, .NET, Visual Studio, Desktop Development, Design Patterns, Unit Testing
• Knows and aims to apply design patterns and software development best practice
• Experience of working on desktop applications
• Great communication skills, willing to present the development work on various forums
• Be a reliable team member, take ownership of their work and drive the work towards completion
• Be a self-starter who is willing to learn new skills as required by the team goals
• Problem-solving is a big part of what we do. You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into troubleshooting and solving challenging problems
  
  

Great Skills To Have

• WPF, WinForms, DevExpress, MVVM, User Experience (UX), C++, SQL, Azure DevOps, YAML
• Excellent time management and effective prioritisation
• Have a security mindset, aim to shift left during the development process, works with security advisor to consider security implications ahead of feature development. Work on security backlog regularly to meet security requirements
• Have a quality mindset, write testable and maintainable code. Contribute towards maintaining the test suite and proactively look for areas to add test coverage
• Have a keen interest in understanding non-functional requirements and look for ways to address it by balancing development on feature work
• Aims to design and develop software with the aim to seek feedback from customer as early and frequently as possible, show empathy for customers when addressing and responding to issues
  
  

The team you’ll join

At AVEVA we help our users to make better decisions in Supply Chain operations. Our tools optimise the use of natural resources, allow efficient collaboration, and maximize equipment utilization. Our software suite allows users to make the best decisions by providing the means to store, share and analyse data, as well as scale up to thousands of what-if scenarios using our cloud hosted distributed computing solution. You'll be working in an agile software development team with other fellow engineers.

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us!

UK Benefits include:

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.