Senior Software Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

As a key member of the software development team this role is responsible and accountable for:

The design, development and maintaining of desktop applications and backend services using WPF, C#, .NET Core, following MVVM and other established design patterns.

Writing clean, testable code following SOLID principles and best practices.

Participating in code reviews, technical discussions and mentoring of junior developers.

Working with legacy code where needed and contributing to ongoing modernisation efforts.

Preparing and maintaining technical documentation, including API documentation, design notes, samples, and user manuals.

Identifying, proposing, and adopting emerging technologies and tools to enhance product quality and engineering processes.

Collaborating closely with engineering and non engineering teams across India and other global AMETEK locations.

Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use  cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs. Requirements for Consideration:

Strong knowledge of C#, .NET Core/.NET Framework, and MVVM architecture.

Proficiency in XAML, UI controls, data binding, templating, and WPF animations.

Experience with multi-threading, async/await, and performance tuning.

Strong experience with unit testing frameworks such as xUnit, NUnit, MSTest for desktop applications.

Hands-on experience with serial communication, networking concepts and protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and related communication protocols.

Experience using Git, and building CI/CD pipelines via Team City, Git Hub Actions, or similar tools.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to work effectively.

Preferred:

Familiarity with Azure or cloud native development patterns.

Experience of database development.

Development of Web and/or mobile applications

Use of Agentic AI tooling for software development

Some applied experience with math package e.g. MATLAB, Mathematica etc.

Experienced gained in the metrology, precision engineering, machine tool industry or Optics industry.

Required Personal Attributes:

Team player, adept at working within Agile software development teams.

Flexible approach to tasks, investigating problems with an open and enquiring mind.

Understand why technology people get out of bed in the morning to come to work.

Qualifications or Relevant

Work Experience:

Good Degree Level education (2:1 or higher) in Software Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent with at least 7 years’ experience in a software engineering role within the .Net ecosystem.

Future Development Opportunities:

Coachable with potential for Principal Software Engineer within 5 years

What we offer you:

Taylor Hobson offers a fun, relaxed, supportive working environment along with:1 pm Friday finish.

Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas Perkbox – Corporate discounts, GP service & 24-hour Employee Assistance Program Active sports and social club including annual Christmas party and social events

Continuous training provided using world class manufacturing tools and equipment

Mentoring and guidance for accreditation

Free onsite parking and easy access to the city centre.

Business Unit:

Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.

We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.

We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.

Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include:
Talyrond, Form Talysurf PGI, Form Talysurf i-Series, Surtronic, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf PGI Optics, Talyvel, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.

Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

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