Software Developer, Software Engineer, AI Engineer (Applied​/Software)

Firm PA Consulting Location Melbourn, United Kingdom Benefits

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s Software Global Innovation and Technology Centre, Back Lane, Melbourn, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DP
, United Kingdom, Melbourn SG8 6DP
, GB Full-time Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

We are looking for a software developer with a broad skill set and a passion for creating high quality, supportable solutions king closely with our clients and the wider PA team, you will be called upon to develop solutions at the system level as well as take on the implementation work required to realise your concept.

This role is primarily focused on the Defence and Security sector, and we are seeking an individual who is confident operating within this environment. We actively encourage the sharing of ideas and knowledge across different sectors, making collaboration and cross-fertilisation of expertise a core part of our approach.

At PA, you will be working within one of the most successful UK organisations in technology and product development, with a team who have an exceptional reputation for innovation and delivery across industry and government.

Our team includes industry-leading experts in electronics, software development, mechanical engineering and applied science. We offer all of our engineering team professional development opportunities and tailored training to equip them with the tools they need to tackle complex and challenging projects through their careers.

You will be trusted to work across the whole development lifecycle for clients, offering a rare opportunity to gain broad experience from concept to delivery. This is a great opportunity to not only work on some of the most challenging problems in the industry but also to see your solution through to deployment where it has real impact.

PA offers a career in consulting, not just a job, an environment where individuals and ideas matter.

Examples of key technologies for current projects include motion control, digital audio, software defined radio and high-speed networking but clients often approach us with unique challenges that require a creative outlook and an adaptable skill set – expect the unexpected.

We are looking for candidates with the following technical skills:

• A proven track record of developing software architectures and implementing designs using a professional workflow.
• Well versed in a breadth of programming languages such as Python, C, C++.
• Comfortable using common software development tool chains;
  Git, Jira, CI/CD pipelines, etc.
• Experience of developing applications for a range of Operating Systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile.
• Exposure to the full product lifecycle from concept generation through to product release including demonstrable experience of delivering your designs into service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable explaining complex engineering concepts to both a technical and…