Senior Software Engineer - .NET C# SQL Server

Job Description Summary

During a time of consistent and continued growth our GE Aerospace team at our Eastleigh site are future proofing our Defence and Aerospace capability with a new role for a Senior Software Engineer. As the Ground Application Software Engineer you’ll design, build, and sustain our cutting edge ground‑based software applications and services that support mission‑critical operations.

You’ll also have the opportunity to work on data ingestion, processing and integration with back‑end services and hardware systems. You’ll partner closely with our product, systems, platform, data and test teams to deliver high‑quality, secure and reliable software that improves Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

In this role you will:

• Drive design reviews, define interfaces between code modules and apply existing technology to designs

• Architect, implement and maintain ground applications (services and tooling) with clean, modular and testable code

• Build user interfaces and operator tools that are reliable and performance oriented

• Integrate with existing software, simulators, test equipment and external systems using well‑defined contracts and protocols

• Implement and maintain data schemas, messaging and event‑driven integrations

• Establish unit, integration and end‑to‑end tests

• Participate in sprint planning, code reviews and design reviews; contribute to documentation and user manuals

• Support deployments, environment configuration and deployment activities

• Work cross‑functionally with project managers, systems engineers and end users to refine requirements

• Drive root‑cause analysis, retrospectives and improvements that enhance Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

Essential 'must have'

Skills and Experience:

• Skilled in the following languages .NET, C#

• Familiarity with relational and SQL databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, SQL server) and schema design

• Experience in testing and test methodology.

Desired Experience and

Competencies:

• Software engineering and test with the Defence & Aerospace and/or Aviation industries is highly desirable

• Experience using Visual Studios

• Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle

• Experience in writing and developing test cases. As well as in developing and maintaining automated testing software

• Familiarity with tools such as DOORS, Rally, Azure Dev Ops, Jira, as well as experience with continuous Integration, Build and Test practices would also be advantageous as we continue to improve our product portfolio and the way we develop software solutions

• Apply secure coding practices, identity and access controls, and data protection

• Strong knowledge of Object‑Oriented Analysis and Design, Software Design Patterns and coding principles

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with advanced experience

• Real‑time or near‑real‑time data processing and visualization experience

• Awareness of regulatory or quality frameworks (e.g., AS9100, DO‑178C, ISO 27001), and software safety practices

• Experience using IBM Engineering Workflow Management tools

• Aware of Windows 11 application development

• General understanding of automated testing tools such as Test Complete

• Aware of methods and practices such as Lean/Agile/XP, etc

• General understanding of the impacts of technology choice to the software development life cycle

• Experience in Windows 10 application development

• Strong problem‑solving, systems thinking and debugging skills

• Clear, concise communication and documentation

• Collaboration and respect for people; effective code review and mentoring

• Continuous improvement mindset; data‑driven decision making.

This role is part of a highly skilled flexible team, working in a Scrum environment you’ll take part in regular/daily stand‑ups. You will be asked to participate in technical reviews within the Aircraft Services team to share technical knowledge and solutions, as well to the end customers. This opportunity will suit an experienced software engineer with high level skills in .NET,

C# and SQL server - if you enjoy working in a positive team based environment where you’ll get the opportunity to showcase your initiative, as well as your…