Software Engineer

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The position

Hottinger, Bruel & Kjaer (HBK) Inc. is a global leader providing technical expertise, engineering software products, and services to deliver reliability, durability and performance enhancing solutions. Known in particular for our ReliaSoft and nCode software, our range of engineering solutions deliver compelling value to our customers for the design and development of reliable, robust systems, and reduce life cycle costs.

We are currently searching for a Software Engineer to be based in the UK, working remotely with our wider Web Development Team located in Tucson, United States.

HBK has office locations in the UK and working from the office is also possible should this be desired. Some US travel opportunities may be available.

Primary responsibilities

This position is responsible for applying technical expertise in software development for ReliaSoft applications. This will include resolving technical problems and providing clients with highly innovative solutions. You will be expected to show initiative in completing individual tasks, but also help the team achieve overall objectives.

Your daily work includes, but is not limited to:

• Applying expertise in software development for ReliaSoft applications
• Working with the team to provide software solutions for complex technical problems
• Working with the team to continuously optimize department processes and procedures
• Participating in paired programming sessions
• Reviewing software code for technical competency and adequacy
• Attending daily meetings remotely, with the US based team.
• Producing documentation related to the design, functionality and release of software artifacts
• Utilizing Agile software development methodologies

Technology stack

The ideal candidate would have some experience with the following technologies and tools:

• Frontend Development:
  • Knowledge working with TypeScript
  • Knowledge working with React and libraries like Material-UI (MUI), React Query/TanStack Query, and React Hook Form (would be a plus).
  • Knowledge working with Webstorm (would be a plus)
  • Responsive design implementation
  • Mob and/or Paired programming (would be a plus)
• Backend Development:
  • Knowledge of server-side programming languages like, C#/.NET (preferred),Node.js or Python (would be a plus)
  • Knowledge working with ASP.net Core (preferred) and Entity Framework Core (preferred)
  • Knowledge working with Rider (would be a plus)
  • Knowledge working with RESTful APIs (preferred)
• Cloud Development:
  • Proficiency with GitHub (preferred) for version control and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with Docker tools (would be a plus)
• Testing and Quality Assurance:
  • Knowledge working within Test frameworks (xUnit, Vitest, and Playwright would be a plus)
  • Experience writing Unit Tests (Preferred), and best practices for integration and performance testing (would be a plus)
• Databases:
  • Familiarity with relational databases (preferred) and non-relational databases (would be a plus)
• DevOps and CI/CD:
  • Knowledge working with Observability tools like Grafana (would be a plus)
  • Experience with Agile workflows and tracking tools like Jira.
• Security:

• Familiarity of security best practices in web development.

Professional qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience designing web based applications
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development would be good, but not required
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and initiative
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment

We offer

The job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test and measurement industry. You will be a strong contributor who collaborates closely with colleagues from various business functions all over the world.

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

UK Benefits

Working Hours:

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible hours: Monday to Friday - Employees supporting U.S. operations should adjust their hours as required to meet business needs

Annual Leave:

• 28 days of annual leave plus all Bank Holidays
• 5 days of annual leave can be bought or sold

Health and Wellbeing Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Medicash

Pension Contributions:

• Employer contribution of 1.5 times the employee’s contribution, up to a maximum of 10.5%

Life Assurance:

• Coverage equal to 4x the employee’s salary

Paid Sick Leave

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger, Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK becomes a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.

HBK currently operates within the Test and Measurement segment of Spectris, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company. 

Application deadline

Please submit your application and CV by using the direct application link.

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Please note that we will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis.

Candidates need to have the rights to work in th UK.