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GDS Instruments Job Opportunities

 

11/01/2012 We currently have the following vacancy at our offices in Hook...

 

  • SOFTWARE ENGINEER 

  

Due to continuing growth and expansion an exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic developer with the capability, drive and motivation to spearhead new product development and assist with the maintenance of existing software.

 

 

Job Description 

 

GDS is looking for an individual to join a small dynamic R&D team - the successful candidate would be primarily responsible for the development, test and deployment of software solutions. In addition, they would be expected to assist with the subsequent support and maintenance of the software. The post reports directly to the Managing Director with guidance and technical support from Technical Lead and R&D Manager.

 

Responsibilities Include…

 

· Design and development of software to support new and existing GDS equipment and products,

· Prepare concise, accurate and clear documentation for software products to ensure usability and maintainability of developed code,

· Maintenance of software products and documentation ensuring documentation is current and has not become obsolete,

· Work with version control systems to ensure that changes are made in a systematic and traceable manner and the correct version of the software is in use,

· Build and package software installers for release to customers,

· Provide high quality technical support for GDS software both internally and directly to customers,

· Perform advanced support and troubleshooting in test and production environments as well as in the field,

· Establish and carry out test plans describing test environment and expected results in order to build robust, maintainable and extensible software prior to application,

· Identify potential risks/issues impacting on software performance and suggest solutions.

 

 

Person Specification: The successful candidate will need to:

 

· Have a strong academic grasp of the software life cycle from initial concept to product release - including specification, development, testing, implementation, documentation and maintenance,

· Be able to demonstrate strong technical skills in C# and .net 4 framework (an understanding of previous .net frameworks would be an advantage),

· Be familiar with modern software programming techniques and have a strong grasp of object oriented programming techniques and a desire to follow best practice,

· Be able to use their technical skills to solve real world problems and be capable of architecting and developing robust software solutions to challenging problems. 

· Have the ability to design friendly, modern GUI's as well as having an excellent grasp of working in multi-threaded environments under windows,

· Have a good understanding of real time control, data acquisition and communications - experience of working with such systems and interacting with firmware controlled devices (e.g. via Network/USB/Serial) would be a distinct advantage,

· Be able to use .net COM Interop to interface with legacy products,

· Be capable of  learning other programming languages if  required  – experience of other languages e.g. C/C++/VB6 would be an advantage,

· Be able to provide realistic estimates of project development durations required and deliver products on time to specification,

· Be familiar with version/source control systems and create/maintain documentation as required.

 

 

Contact

 

If you are interested in the above post please send your CV to denise@gdsinstruments.com. Alternatively telephone Denise Rogers on +44 (0)1256 382450.

 
 
 

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