Software Engineer

  • Rubicon Recruitment
  • Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
  • May 13, 2026
Full time I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Software Engineer Cambridge £55,000

Are you a Software Engineer who thrives on precision, structure, and seeing your work perform in real-world production environments?
This is an opportunity for a Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in taking advanced technology from development into scalable manufacture.

As a Software Engineer, you will benefit from:

  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension and life insurance
  • Social events
  • Growing company with opportunity to progress

As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and supporting software-driven automation and test solutions for new products
  • Implementing design-for-test principles throughout the product development lifecycle
  • Defining and maintaining processes for firmware programming, configuration, and calibration data handling
  • Creating automated test processes to support scalable, repeatable manufacturing
  • Providing hands-on support during NPI builds, troubleshooting software and system-level issues
  • Driving continuous improvement in production test speed and manufacturing readiness

As a Software Engineer, your experience will include:

  • A Degree in Software Engineering or a related discipline
  • Strong experience developing production test or process automation software
  • Proven expertise in C# development using WPF and MVVM methodologies
  • Experience working with software release processes and configuration control
  • The ability to troubleshoot software interacting with embedded or hardware-integrated systems
  • A methodical, detail-focused approach to documentation and controlled change environments

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and see your software deliver measurable impact in production, we d love to hear from you. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Josh at Rubicon for more information.