Linux Software Development Engineer - traffic light controllers

Vacancy title Linux Software Development Engineer - traffic light controllers  Business unit UK | Engineering - SUI Location Leicester, United Kingdom Salary £50,000 - £60,000 Closing date 10/06/2026

SWARCO:
The Better Way. Every Day.At the forefront of intelligent traffic management, we design and deliver innovative solutions that keep people moving safely and efficiently across the UK and Ireland
. Start making an impact with us today and join teams in over 70 countries.

We have a requirement for a Linux Software Development Engineer to join our engineers' teams in Leicester working on UK integration of the most widely deployed Traffic Light Controller in the world.

You will play a key role in the ongoing development of our software products, help maintain the highest quality and security standards, design new services and enhance existing ones and generally get to work on cutting edge systems development for the future of our urban environments.

• Develop Linux software for a traffic light controller in the UK.
• Co‑develop supporting tools, primarily in Python.
• Develop an understanding of regulations, market requirements and traffic control in the UK and turn that into actionable changes for a global product in a local market.
• Implement, document and test software solutions using C++ and possibly GoLang and/or Python.
• Design new applications and enhance existing ones.
• Work with colleagues in an international environment.
• Daily work in an agile environment, develop and optimise processes and best practices.
• Interpret customer requirements specifications generating functional requirements documentation for software development.
• Maintain software development to company quality standards while helping to attain the highest security standards for our systems.
• Look at improvements to the development process to maintain leading‑edge software development tools and techniques for continuous improvement.

• 2:1 or better Degree in BSc Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years Linux software development experience.
• Working with Git code management and workflow processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, we actively run employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:

• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days with bank holidays in addition, plus the option to buy an agreed number of days.
• Employee discount portal.
• Generous employer pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life assurance.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer. Please note, applications received after the closing date will not be processed.