Senior Java Software Engineer - User Interfaces

Senior Java Software Engineer - User Interfaces

Location: Guildford, GU1 4QU

Salary: Circa £50K - £85K per annum, DOE + Benefits, Bonus and Relocation

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Benefits: Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Private medical insurance, Membership fees to professional organisations, such as the IET or BCS, 8% employer pension contribution, Cycle to work scheme, Relocation assistance, Annual salary and development appraisal and 25 days annual leave + all bank holidays

We are Kaon Ltd and we are recruiting - could this be the opportunity for you?

Kaon is a small, dynamic company located in Guildford, Surrey. We are an industry leading organisation providing solutions for the defence sector, specialising in cutting edge bespoke sonar processing systems, including: DSP and image processing systems; high data rate networks and high-rate data recorders.

Our size makes us dynamic and flexible and we maintain an open attitude to embracing emerging technologies. Our size also means we have a fast development cycle from early research and initial concepts through to implementation and deployment in real-world situations. We work closely with our customers and the technology we develop is designed to fit their specific needs.

We take pride in our products and Kaon's success is a result of the skills and effort of our engineering team which is made up of signal processing, acoustic, software and systems engineers. Due to our continued success, we are looking to expand our highly skilled engineering team.

We are currently seeking a senior Java software engineer who specialises in user interfaces to join our engineering team. The successful applicant will work as part of a team utilising your software development skills in the delivery of bespoke cutting‑edge sonar systems for deployment on Royal Navy ships and submarines.

Kaon employees have the opportunity to operate across the whole product lifecycle: working on proposals; engaging with customers; helping design, specify and implement advanced sonar systems; testing, acceptance and delivery; and providing support for deployed systems in the UK and abroad.

• Undertaking user interface software design, implementation and testing for real‑time applications.
• Software design documentation, code reviews and unit testing.
• Software and system design reviews, acceptance testing and support.
• Guiding software development teams.
• Mentoring and developing junior members of the development team.
• Demonstrating good practice and identifying areas of improved practice and efficiency.
• Analysis of user requirements and specification of system requirements.
• Participation in customer meetings.
• Identifying emerging technologies and analysing benefits and risks of adoption.
• Understanding hardware architectures and appropriate software optimisations.
• Analysing and understanding performance, efficiency and risk of software and hardware technologies with respect to wider system engineering considerations.
• Occasional travel to customer and contractor sites.

Please note that due to the nature of Kaon's work this post is office‑based and only open to UK Nationals who are willing and able to satisfy Government / MoD security vetting procedures.

• Minimum of 6 years Java experience in developing real‑world applications.
• Experience with Java and GUI frameworks such as JavaFX and Java Swing.
• Experience in developing intuitive data visualisation displays and understanding customer requirements.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with Linux software development and deployment.
• Experience analysing and understanding user requirements.
• Understanding of software development and design processes, documentation and testing.
• Understanding of revision control, code review processes and unit testing.
• Knowledge of development services, such as Git Lab.
• Experience of mentoring and developing junior software developers.
• Experience of leading software development teams.
• A good university degree, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline.

• A professional, adaptable and flexible attitude to work.
• Good team‑working and…