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Junior Software Engineer - C++ (27522)

Cambridge
to £40,000 DoE + Benefits

Early career C++ development in a caring and supportive team

This large multinational organisation is looking for junior C++ software engineers to join their team in Cambridge developing and supporting high-performance and low-level software used by important clients around the world. You will be working on all aspects of projects, from initial design work and prototyping through to maintenance and testing.

You will be working in a team of talented engineers of all experience levels. You will receive plenty of support from the team as you develop your engineering knowledge and in time you will do likewise for newer members of the team. Alongside the core C++ work you will also develop skills with commercial grade optimisation and debugging tools as well as Linux scripting languages.

Requirements:

  • Strong degree (1st or 2:1) from a top university (Russel group or similar) in Computer Science or related discipline.
  • Demonstrable achievements with C++ in a commercial environment. Alternatively significant contributions to an open-source project, a university dissertation project or a long-term hobby project might be suitable.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills suitable for a multicultural and multinational work environment.
  • Full rights to work in the UK without time limit.

This is a truly multinational company with offices across North America, Europe and Asia. Your home base will be in Cambridge, not far from the main train station and travel to the other offices including secondments are possible for those interested. They are well set up to offer continual professional development and technical training and provide typical big business benefits such as health insurance for you and immediate family, bonus scheme and hybrid working (2-3 days per week at home).

Please note: even if you don't have exactly the background indicated, do contact us now if this type of job is of interest - we may well have similar opportunities that you would be suited to. And of course, we always get your permission before submitting your CV to a company.

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