C# Software Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Cambridge |
| Area | Cambridgeshire, England |
| Sector | Software |
| Salary | £45000 - £60000 per annum |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Kit Element |
| Job Ref | V-56125KE |
| Job Views | 1075 |
- Description
This C# Software Engineer role sits at the heart of serious manufacturing automation. You’ll be building and improving software that talks directly to a wide range of real-world equipment including power supplies, acquisition systems, cameras and test hardware - with plenty of scope for developing skills in parallel processing, performance optimisation and multi‑threading.
The work is broad and hands-on, covering automation, databases, test and calibration workflows, with exposure to machine learning and emerging AI where it adds value.
If you are a C# Software Engineer enjoy having your fingers in lots of pies and working on end‑to‑end systems rather than a narrow slice of software, this role offers real technical depth and variety.
Required experience
- Minimum 3+ years C# development experience
- WPF (or closely related UI frameworks), they are moving to WinUI 3
- Experience interfacing software with hardware or test equipment
- Ability to work with and improve existing codebases
C# Software Engineer desirable skills
- WinUI 3
- C/C++, LabView
- Manufacturing or production test environments
- Jigs, fixtures, tooling
- Automation, multithreading, or performance optimisation
- Databases or calibration/test workflows
Salary: £45-60k plus benefits
