At AVA CAD/CAM we are looking for a senior software engineer to join our growing Research and Development team. We are primarily a macOS shop where you will have the opportunity to contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle. As we are a small team, emphasis is placed on everyone contributing to all areas of the software stack, providing a great variety in the technologies worked upon, whilst allowing everyone to have a big personal impact and take ownership of their work.

In R&D we are about to embark upon a number of multi-year projects in order to modernise our code base and development practices, and we are looking for someone with experience to make significant contributions and lead some of these projects. These include transitioning to Swift from Objective-C, moving to CI/CD and modern infrastructure, introduction of GPU programming and upgrading some of our oldest sections to take advantage of modern technology.

AVA has been providing specialised software, training and support to the decorative print industry for over 35 years, where we have carved a niche for ourselves, becoming a market leader in several industries. Our head office is in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and our team of 35 people support a customer base spread around the globe.

We place a big premium on experience, and so invest a lot of time and energy into ensuring that our people want to stay with us through various initiatives and relaxed working culture.

Benefits:

Salary starting at £60-80k (depending on specific relevant experience).
Participation in company-wide bonus scheme that grows with increased knowledge and experience and ensures that all employees share in the success of the company.
Structured Performance Planning and Review ensuring that outstanding personal performance is rewarded.
Flexible working arrangements: work from home, the office or anywhere, whenever you want.
Friendly working atmosphere.
Membership of local leisure and golf club.

Main Duties:

Working in close collaboration with the Director of Research and Development to plan, design, and then contribute to, large infrastructure projects
Designing and creating new features.
Tracking down and fixing bugs
Coaching junior colleagues.

Requirements:

5+ Years professional development experience with C++, Objective-C or Swift
Experience with Version Control (Preferably Git).
Experience with GUI development.
Fluent verbal and written English
Willingness to travel occasionally to Macclesfield
Indefinite right to remain and work in the UK

Desirable:

Experience with native development on Apple platforms. Even better would be experience transitioning a legacy codebase from Objective-C to Swift.
Degree with mathematical component (E.g. STEM) or relevant professional experience.
Experience working with a large codebase with multiple contributors.
Passion for Apple products and technology.
Experience with image processing and/or colour science.

Please note that our ‘desirable’ qualities are not mandatory and, if you feel you could make an impact in our business without these additional attributes, we would still love to hear from you.

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