Junior Software Engineer - Imaging Systems

Junior Software Engineer Location:
East Sussex (On-site) Salary: £32,000 - 40,000 + benefits

Note: This position could suit a graduate or junior software engineer that can display evidence of relevant internships, employment or own projects beyond their academic studies.

Introduction: This role involves developing software for advanced imaging technology. An innovative engineering company specialising in advanced scientific and industrial systems is seeking a Software Engineer to join its growing R&D team.

The company develops low volume, sophisticated imaging products that are used across scientific, industrial and high‑technology applications, including advanced manufacturing, NDT/inspection systems, security and research environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a software engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems involving high‑speed data processing, hardware/software integration and performance‑critical systems.

Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will develop software infrastructure that enables advanced imaging products to acquire, process and analyse large volumes of data efficiently and reliably.

• Develop and maintain software in C and C++
• Design and improve backend software, drivers and system‑level applications
• Optimise software handling high‑throughput data streams
• Support integration between software and hardware systems
• Develop acquisition, control and post‑processing tools
• Debug complex real‑world engineering systems
• Improve software architecture, maintainability and scalability
• Support software testing and validation activities
• Contribute to future product development and technology roadmaps
• Utilise modern software engineering tools including AI‑assisted development environments

• Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar
• 1‑2 years of commercial experience developing software in C and C++ or perhaps a graduate with evidence of relevant internships and own‑projects outside of academia
• Experience working on backend, systems‑level or performance‑critical software
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills
• Comfortable working closely with engineers from multiple disciplines
• Experience using source control tools such as Git

• Machine Vision, Computer Vision, OpenCV, Image Processing, Imaging Systems
• Scientific Instrumentation, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Sensor Systems
• Embedded Software, High‑Speed Data Acquisition, Distributed Systems
• High Performance Computing, Data Storage or High Speed Networking Applications
• Experience working with AI‑assisted software development tools such as Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT or Claude could also be beneficial

Location – This is a full‑time, office‑based role in East Sussex. It is commutable from Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath, Crawley, Horsham, and Crowborough.

This role would suit a well‑rounded graduate or junior software engineer who enjoys practical development work and wants to contribute to technically challenging imaging products in a collaborative R&D environment.

Note: No relocation support or visa sponsorship available for this junior / graduate software engineer role.