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Senior Software Engineer

AMETEK, Inc. -
Leicester

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Job details

3 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

TCP
Mobile applications
Mentoring junior staff
.NET Core
xUnit
Analysis skills
CI/CD pipelines
Continuous integration
Back-end development
Mentoring
Technical writing
GitHub
Agile
IP networking
Unit testing
Design documentation
AI
Software development or architecture experience
Microsoft Azure

Full job description

Location:

Leicester, LEC, GB, LE49JD

Business Unit: Taylor Hobson

Posting Date: Aug 19, 2026

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

As a key member of the software development team this role is responsible and accountable for:
The design, development and maintaining of desktop applications and backend services using WPF, C#, .NET Core, following MVVM and other established design patterns.
Writing clean, testable code following SOLID principles and best practices.
Participating in code reviews, technical discussions and mentoring of junior developers.
Working with legacy code where needed and contributing to ongoing modernisation efforts.
Preparing and maintaining technical documentation, including API documentation, design notes, samples, and user manuals.
Identifying, proposing, and adopting emerging technologies and tools to enhance product quality and engineering processes.
Collaborating closely with engineering and non engineering teams across India and other global AMETEK locations.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Requirements for Consideration:

Strong knowledge of C#, .NET Core/.NET Framework, and MVVM architecture.
Proficiency in XAML, UI controls, data binding, templating, and WPF animations.
Experience with multi-threading, async/await, and performance tuning.
Strong experience with unit testing frameworks such as xUnit, NUnit, MSTest for desktop applications.
Hands-on experience with serial communication, networking concepts and protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and related communication protocols.
Experience using Git, and building CI/CD pipelines via TeamCity, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to work effectively.

Preferred:

Familiarity with Azure or cloud native development patterns.
Experience of database development.
Development of Web and/or mobile applications
Use of Agentic AI tooling for software development
Some applied experience with math package e.g. MATLAB, Mathematica etc.
Experienced gained in the metrology, precision engineering, machine tool industry or Optics industry.

Required Personal Attributes:

Team player, adept at working within Agile software development teams.
Flexible approach to tasks, investigating problems with an open and enquiring mind.
Understand why technology people get out of bed in the morning to come to work.

Qualifications or Relevant Work Experience:

Good Degree Level education (2:1 or higher) in Software Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent with at least 7 years’ experience in a software engineering role within the .Net ecosystem.

Future Development Opportunities:

Coachable with potential for Principal Software Engineer within 5 years

What we offer you:

Taylor Hobson offers a fun, relaxed, supportive working environment along with:

1 pm Friday finish.
Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas
Perkbox – Corporate discounts, GP service & 24-hour Employee Assistance Program
Active sports and social club including annual Christmas party and social events
Continuous training provided using world class manufacturing tools and equipment
Mentoring and guidance for accreditation
Free onsite parking and easy access to the city centre.

Business Unit:

Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.
We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.
We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.
Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include: Talyrond®, Form Talysurf® PGI, Form Talysurf® i-Series, Surtronic®, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf® PGI Optics, Talyvel®, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.
Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.
Website: www.taylor-hobson.com

Compensation

Currency: GBP

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

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