Our client is an established, growing company providing software solutions to one of the biggest global industry sectors. And it's a great place to work!

Their Maths Group is a team of talented mathematicians, engineers and physical scientists with a range of backgrounds. Due to expansion, they are looking for bright Software Testers to join the group and help build and maintain sophisticated programmatic tests.

Successful candidates will have an ability to quickly grasp mathematical models and client business processes. Attention to detail and the ability to work well as part of a team are essential. The role will provide an opportunity to develop programming and software development skills.

For this role, you'll have at least a 2.1 Hons degree from a top university, in maths, physics, engineering or similar, and programming experience in C++, C#, VB or a similar language.

These would be a plus:
- Numerical testing experience
- Automated testing experience
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Experience of using databases

My client is ideally looking for a very bright, recent graduate with raw ability and some programming experience. Above all, they need people who are smart, enthusiastic and self-motivated, who will enjoy the role and integrate well with the existing team. Good communication skills are critical, as is a flexible approach to testing and a sound eye for presentation.

They offer a relaxed yet professional and supportive work environment, and good benefits, helping to make this an excellent opportunity to join an industry leader and be part of their success.

Candidates from fresh gradate upwards will be considered.

Key words: software testing, software QA, Windows, C++, C#, VB, maths, physics, engineering graduate, Cambridge

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Summary: PhD level Software Engineer with fluids experience for FORTRAN development, military applications, Scotland, to £35k.

This growing company has two sites in the UK and this new role is to join a growing team based in Fife. You will be developing FORTRAN code for computational fluid dynamics applications for military / government applications including explosives and propellants. You must have a PhD in Maths/Physics/Engineering or similar plus a good engineering degree and have written code in FORTRAN. You must also have fluids experience and skills in Open MPI or MPI. You will also be comfortable with military/government applications and, due to level of security clearance required for this role, you MUST be a British national.

This is an excellent opportunity to join this growing company at the cutting edge of CFD.

Keywords: Scotland, Fife, PhD, FORTRAN, CFD, Maths, Physics, Fluids, Open MPI, MPI.

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Summary: Growing financial research software company seeks outstanding maths skills, an outstanding undergraduate degree and, ideally, PhD. London, to £highly competitive.

Working with a senior fund manager, you will be assisting in the research and coding of quantative models, validating data and supporting the team - this will evolve into quantative research and development.

You MUST have an outstanding academic background. You are most likely to have a PhD (or certainly have been considering a PhD after achieving top marks in your undergraduate degree and A levels) with a 1st Class Hons from only the very best universities in subjects such as Statistics, Applied Physics, Applied Maths or Financial Maths. Coupled with all A's at A level, you will have some finance knowledge (preferably commercial experience at a bank or hedge fund but they will consider academic experience or a strong personal interest), and have some programming experience in modern programming languages. Any experience of modelling and financial analysis with a good background in calculus and statistics will be a real plus.

Keywords: PhD, 1st, all A's, Maths, Physics, Statistics, Finance, London, Quant.

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This is an exciting role with a top Software House. The company offer a professional but relaxed "Jeans and T-shirts" style environment and innovative work on challenging graphical oriented engineering applications.

You will become an active member of a motivated team responsible for the design and development of leading-edge technical software, with responsibility across the full software development life cycle.

You will interpret customer requirements and research, design and develop reliable, efficient algorithms. You will also write and document high-quality code, working within coding standard guidelines. Specifically, you will help to develop a family of geometric software components for CAD / Data Management applications, including sketching, part and assembly modelling, motion simulation and hidden line visualisation.

With a solid academic record (2.1 Hons / good ‘A’ levels - ideally PhD or MSc) you should have good algorithmic / mathematical abilities and, ideally, reasonable fluency in C / C++ gained within a commercial environment.

This is a top company - offering superb career development prospects & interesting / challenging hands-on R&D work.

In addition to a good salary, the company offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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To ensure that their products remain at the forefront of technology, our client is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join a multi-disciplined team.

This role involves the continuous improvement of their world leading products through leading-edge electrical and electronics systems design.

Qualifications and Experience:
· Degree/PhD in a electrical/electronic discipline
· Practical knowledge of closed and active feed-back control loop theory
· Experience of device firmware programming
· Strong pure and applied mathematical background preferred
· Experience of custom PCB design and optimisation
· Practically competent in system and device troubleshooting down to component level
· Good knowledge of simple programming packages (Visual Basic,/Visual Studio)
· Experience of further programming languages advantageous (C+/#, Jscript, HTML and derivatives)

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Are you a bright Graduate / PhD level Mathematician with excellent C or C++ Software skills - or a talented Software Engineer with very strong Maths abilities?

This exciting role, based in central Cambridge, is to work as a member of a motivated team on the design and implementation of the Mathematical, Topological and Geometrical algorithms within a Mathematical Modelling toolkit.

You should have a Degree (1st / 2.1, good 'A' levels) or PhD in a relevant discipline, reasonable C or C++ software abilities and strong Maths skills. The company offer a superb "jeans & t-shirts" style working environment - and excellent career progression prospects.

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.

This is an exciting role with a top Software House. The company offer a professional but relaxed "Jeans and T-shirts" style environment and innovative work on challenging graphical oriented engineering applications. You will become an active member of a motivated team responsible for the design and development of leading-edge technical software, with responsibility across the full software development life cycle.

You will interpret customer requirements and research, design and develop reliable, efficient algorithms. You will also write and document high-quality code, working within coding standard guidelines. Specifically, you will help to develop a family of geometric software components / applications for CAD / Data Management applications.

With a top academic record (2.1 Hons / good ‘A’ levels - ideally PhD or MSc) you should have a strong Computer Science background and a good exposure to maths / computer graphics (CAGD, computational geometry, image recognition, machine vision etc). Ideally, you will have good fluency in Java & J2EE (although C++, C# would be acceptable) gained within a commercial environment, along with some exposure to client/server programming.

This is a top company - offering superb career development prospects & interesting / challenging hands-on R&D work.

In addition to a good salary, the company offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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.

Summary: Fantastic opportunity to work with a leading independent games developer, Cambridge, to £40k + bonus + share options + excellent benefits.

This growing independent company specialises in a cutting-edge technology development for gaming clients worldwide. They have an impressive track record, are critically acclaimed and have sold many millions of copies. They're expanding in all areas to deliver on existing projects and to kick off new ones.

These key roles are to get involved in all aspects of system architecture, design and implementation, and to fully contribute to a dynamic, creative and fun environment, working with advanced technology on the leading consoles, collaborating with talented artists, animators, programmers, designers and producers.

Your background: either a good degree, or solid track record, in Computer Science, Maths or Physics; and possible specialisation in one of the following fields: 3D graphics and shaders, animation, physics, AI, audio, networking, low-level code and optimization.

Industry experience is not essential, but passion and enthusiasm are.

You must have advanced understanding of C++ and object oriented programming; and be well organized, and capable of code design. Experience of DirectX Graphics, console toolchains, GUI APIs, LUA scripts, and/or ASM are all useful.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some excellent people in a great working environment with strong career opportunities with a stable and professional yet exciting and dynamic company.

Don't delay - apply today!

Keywords: C++, OOP, Cambridge, 3D Graphics, Games, DirectX, GUIAPIs, LUA Scripts, Networking.

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Summary: Strong C++/OOP skills needed by established software company, Cambridgeshire, to £40k.

This established company seeks a number of programmers to write platform independent code using their proprietary game engine and technology. With either a good degree, or solid track record, in Computer Science, Maths or Physics, you will have possible specialisation in one of the following fields : 3D graphics and shaders, animation, physics, AI.

You must have advanced understanding of C++ and object oriented programming. Any experience of DirectX Graphics, console toolchains, GUI APIs, LUA scripts, and/or ASM will be useful.

Keywords: C++, OOP, Games, Cambridge, Object Oriented.

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Summary: Senior Layer 1 Protocol S/W development using Embedded & OOD, Cambridge, £highly competitive.

This growing company is developing a new platform targeted at mobile devices. They seek to expand their development team based in Cambridge.

This key role is to work on the detailed design and implementation of Layer 1 protocol entities defined by 3GPP and other technical specifications, development of test tools and scripts for unit testing and system level testing of protocol entities (including physical layer task libraries) and to take an active role in system-level integration: analysing and resolving any problems found.

You must have at least a 2.1 Hons from a good university (plus very good A level grades) in Electronics or Communications Engineering, Computing, Physics, Maths or related technical subject and have experience developing communication protocols in 3GPP standards particularly around Layer 1, managing small teams with an active role in software design, coding and validation, and significant experience in the communication or embedded application software industry. You must also have the following skills:

· Embedded C and C++ programming (using Object Oriented Design)
· Understanding of 2G, 3G and LTE multi-mode communications systems
· Real-time Software Engineering principles
· Understanding of mobile communications hardware environments and constraints
· Familiarity with software development tools (IDE compilers, debuggers, target trace)
· Knowledge of Software Engineering methodologies (Specification, Design, Coding, Test)

Keywords: Layer 1, 3GPP, Embedded C, C++, OO, Real-time, Team Lead, Mobile Communications, 2.1, 1st, PhD, Cambridge.

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