Senior Software Engineer

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When a five-year-old boy was blinded after a regular eye exam failed to spot a retinal detachment, his father made it his life’s work to help eye care professionals by revolutionising retinal imaging. Optos was founded by Douglas Anderson in 1992 with the goal to make a patient-friendly device to quickly capture the entire retina.

The experience of Douglas Anderson is a thread that runs through the company to this day and has resulted in our products being used in nearly 20,000 locations globally. Optomap® shows up to 82% (200°) of the retina in a single-capture, offering unrivalled clarity and Optos is proud to be recognised as the leader in this field.

We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Research and Development department, based in Dunfermline. In this role, you will play a key role in the development and enhancement of Optos' clinical data workflow and image management solutions. Working primarily in C#, you will contribute to the design, development and maintenance of software that enables clinicians to securely review, annotate, refer and archive retinal images and clinical data.

You will be involved throughout the software development lifecycle, with a particular focus on user interface and application layer development, as well as integration with Optos' image and metadata delivery platform. Working within an Agile environment, you will collaborate closely with Product Management, Software Development and Dev Ops teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software for the medical eyecare sector.

This is a highly technical role that combines hands-on software development with cross-functional collaboration, helping to shape the future direction of innovative healthcare technology solutions while ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable and compliant software.

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand, analyse and document technical requirements, ensuring solutions align with business and user needs.
• Translate high-level system and product requirements into clear, actionable software development tasks.
• Contribute to the creation of robust technical specifications that are clear, unambiguous and testable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical approaches and support the successful delivery of new features and enhancements.
• Provide guidance and support to junior engineers in requirements analysis and solution design.

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality software solutions, ensuring they are scalable, reusable and maintainable.
• Develop new features and enhance existing functionality using C# and associated technologies, following established coding standards and best practices.
• Define and implement integrations with internal and external systems, working collaboratively with other development teams.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of user-focused applications, including workflows, user interfaces and user experience improvements.
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from design and development through to deployment and support.
• Write and maintain unit tests and support continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes.
• Conduct peer code reviews, sharing knowledge and promoting high development standards across the team.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement.

• Ensure software solutions are robust, well-structured and developed in line with quality standards and best practices.
• Identify opportunities for code improvement and refactoring to enhance performance, maintainability and long-term…