Application Software Engineer

Are you looking for meaningful work that could potentially save lives? Are you passionate about healthcare and technology? Do you want to work with a vibrant, smart and diverse team who are passionate about the work they do? If so, Oxford Heartbeat is the place for you. We are looking for an application software engineer with at least 5 years of experience. You will be responsible for the development and support of SaMD (Software-as-a-Medical Device) products and will be working as part of our in-house product development team on our next generation hospital software technology. This is a critical role – the results of your work will be directly used by clinicians during brain surgeries. You will be deeply involved in producing, validating and deploying our technology in operating theatres around the world.

Experience of application software engineering is fundamental for this role.
You need to be able to demonstrate experience with similar projects in the past.

Must-have specialist skills and experience:

• 5 years full software development lifecycle experience within a regulated industry preferably using IEC 62304 and ISO 14971
• 5 years of experience in render engine technologies (UI design, procedural 3D mesh generation, lighting, textures, scripting, and rendering)
• Advanced proficiency in shader programming e.g. HLSL and understanding of the modern graphics pipeline
• Microsoft .NET C#, Windows and Apple Mac OS development
• Scripting language experience (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
• Ability to design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable high-quality production software
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Strong understanding of performance optimisation techniques
• Software version control and configuration management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of effective teamwork

Nice to have:

• AWS technology stack, MySQL, REST APIs
• Unix/Linux experience
• Objective-C/Swift
• GitHub CI/CD
• Content creation tools (Adobe Photoshop, Affinity, Figma)
• Strong knowledge of modern, iterative software design processes and development practices including agile and test-driven development

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain reliable, maintainable and bug free code
• Implement unit tests, profile code, log and resolve issues
• Provide work package estimates, plan and track own work
• Follow company development processes and coding standards
• Collaborate with other members of the team to ensure features are implemented according to specifications
• Update and maintain project documentation
• Attend and contribute to team, client and shareholder internal/external meetings as required

Benefits:
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible work environment (between 1 - 3 office days per week)
• Office at the heart of Kings Cross
• Delicious free coffee and fruit
• A diverse smart bunch of colleagues
• Development opportunities - seminars, conferences etc.
• Ownership and real responsibility
• You'll wake up every morning knowing that what you do is helping to save lives!