Software Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment
Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £45,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Yesterday)

Benefits

32 days holiday Bonus Pension Flexible working

Software Engineer

£40,000 - £45,000 + Progression + Salary Reviews + 32 Days Holiday + Hybrid + Bonus + Flexible Working + Pension + Benefits

Heysham - Hybrid

Are you a hands-on Software Engineer looking to take technical ownership of complex, real-world systems while influencing how high-impact products are designed, delivered and evolved?

This is a senior, delivery-focused engineering role offering real technical influence across a multidisciplinary team working in the navigation domain. You will play a central role in shaping software solutions from early concept through to deployment, balancing strong engineering principles with pragmatic delivery.

Working closely with Software Engineers, Computer Vision and Navigation specialists, you will help integrate classical navigation, sensor fusion and AI-enabled components into robust, customer-focused products. The role offers variety, technical depth and responsibility across multiple concurrent projects.

This position suits an experienced engineer who enjoys ownership, technical leadership and working across system boundaries, without moving into people management. For this position you will need to be able to qualify for SC clearance.

The Role:

Technical ownership of software design across complex, multi-disciplinary systems

Hands-on development across core logic, system integration and performance-critical components

Leading technical decision-making with a strong focus on customer value and delivery

Breaking down complex problems into clear, deliverable work packages

Supporting planning and prioritisation across multiple projects

Reviewing code, mentoring engineers and troubleshooting technical issuesThe Person

Strong software engineering background with experience in Python, TypeScript, C++ and modern deployment tools

Proven ability to design and deliver complex, real-world software systems end to end

Comfortable working across navigation, sensor-driven, AI or computer vision-enabled systems

Eligible for SC clearance

Confident operating in a hands-on role alongside technical leadership responsibilitiesReference Number:BBBH(phone number removed)

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

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