Senior C# Engineer - Lead Metrology & Precision Software

Would you like to be instrumental in enabling the next generation of semi-conductors?

Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer (C#) with high‑level production‑grade coding expertise and industrial automation skills
? Are you a confident leader and mentor? Ever dreamt of developing advanced software solutions for semiconductor inspection systems using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)? Would creating high‑performance,
precision‑control software for metrology and defect‑inspection tools inspire you? Do you have experience with motion controllers, piezo actuators, and high‑res sensors
? If this sounds like you, read on…

• £58,000 to £65,000 (depending on experience)
• 25 days annual leave, death in service and private health care benefits, personal pension contributions of 4% with salary sacrifice and a generous EMI Share scheme

Based in Abingdon, Oxford, UK, we are a high calibre team of 100 plus people and we are growing fast. We are backed by global financial and industry investors including Applied Ventures, the strategic venture arm of the industry leading equipment company.

• Managing and developing people – building capability across the team through recruitment, mentoring, training, and performance reviews, while supporting an inclusive environment where everyone is valued
• Providing technical leadership – ensuring high standards across the C# codebase, including code quality, design patterns, and architectural consistency
• Shaping software direction – working with senior leadership to evolving C# strategy, tooling, and team structure in line with company growth
• Driving continuous improvement – enhancing team capability, processes, tools, and ways of working, while leading by example with a practical and creative approach
• Collaborating across engineering – working within a matrix environment alongside architects, project leads, and technical managers, while ensuring delivery commitments are met
• Planning delivery – owning sprint planning and estimation, ensuring plans are realistic, transparent, and aligned to customer release expectations
• Managing dependencies – proactively identifying and resolving cross‑functional challenges, particularly across C#, LabVIEW, and Data Analysis interfaces
• Engaging stakeholders – communicating delivery status clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, supporting programme planning and customer readiness decisions
• Leading key conversations – facilitating stakeholder meetings and working through complex technical or customer challenges
• Managing external partners – selecting and working with third parties where needed to support delivery capacity and capability
• Contributing hands‑on – getting involved in technical work where useful to support the team and unblock delivery

To succeed as a Senior Software Engineer (C#), we do need you to have experience of:

• Bringing a self‑motivated approach and supporting the team to delivering high‑quality outcomes, while inspiring others to performing at their best and contributing towards shared goals
• Communicating effectively – demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills in English, while explaining complex technical concepts clearly to both technical peers and non‑technical stakeholders, and influencing alignment and key decisions
• Leading and developing people – bringing experience in people management or team leadership, including running appraisals, supporting career development, and contributing to effective recruitment
• Applying strong technical expertise – building on a hands‑on C# software development background with a minimum of 5 years’ industry experience
• Designing scalable solutions – applying knowledge of C# .NET architecture, including design patterns, MVVM for UI, and threading models
• Developing user interfaces – working with WPF or equivalent technologies to delivering effective UI solutions
• Working in agile environments – contributing within sprint‑based delivery and applying agile or lean approaches pragmatically in a multi‑disciplinary setting
• Planning and communicating delivery –…