Software Engineer

at  Elekta

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We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.
We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!
We don’t just build technology. We build hope.
We are looking for a talented and driven Software Engineer to join our team in developing cutting-edge Control Systems software for our advanced Radiotherapy systems. You will play a key role in creating and maintaining applications, including service and factory test software, and ensuring seamless integration between external Treatment Management software and Real Time control systems. Occasionally, updates to Real Time control systems software will also be required.
As part of our agile team, you’ll work within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, contributing to the migration and maintenance of our applications to a containerized microservice-based platform. In this safety-critical environment, software quality is paramount.
If you’re passionate about working on innovative healthcare solutions and thrive in a collaborative, agile setting, we’d love to hear from you!
What you’ll do at Elekta

Your role will include ( but not limited to):

• Design, develop and maintain applications and the control system for the Elekta Radiotherapy Treatment System (Linac).
• Full stack development from desktop-based UI development down to messaging and storage solutions, with client /server aspects.
• Maintaining and enhancing Software quality metrics including test coverage and code maintainability through code walkthroughs, testing at all level of the V model and attention to detail. Ensuring the code and the system is well tested and of sufficient quality for full solution testing.
• Ensure that all products are developed in accordance with the applicable published development process and documentation is created in line with this.
• Contribute as needed to enhance our CI/CD pipeline and test automation environments, enabling fast and effective delivery and deployment.
• Be open, honest and respectful with your opinion, sharing technical insight to innovate and improve our products and ways of working.
• Maintain a professional approach, attending and contributing to team meetings as required, and completing a timesheet.
• Continuous improvement through training and learning to keep up to date with industry trends and standards in the healthcare industry and the wider software engineering domain.
• Working as part of a scrum team to not only deliver your own tasks but assist others where priorities require it, or impediments exist.
• Awareness of the safety lifecycle. Participation in safety analysis, raising of safety issues and involvement in creation of tracible hazard mitigation.
• Development of domain knowledge.
• Develop good relationships within the team.
• Identify and discuss improvements to process and the team’s way of working.

The right stuff

• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Structured and professional approach to engineering.

What you bring

• Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Full stack development using C#/.NET platform and C++ on Windows.
• Unit testing.
• Object Oriented design.
• Knowledge and understanding of software engineering disciplines, practices, and techniques.
• Understanding and experience of Agile.

What you’ll get:

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

Hiring process
We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.
Your Elekta contact
For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Sarah Elmasry, at Sarah.Elmasry@elekta.com. We do not accept applications through e-mail.
We are an equal opportunity employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Your role will include ( but not limited to):

• Design, develop and maintain applications and the control system for the Elekta Radiotherapy Treatment System (Linac).
• Full stack development from desktop-based UI development down to messaging and storage solutions, with client /server aspects.
• Maintaining and enhancing Software quality metrics including test coverage and code maintainability through code walkthroughs, testing at all level of the V model and attention to detail. Ensuring the code and the system is well tested and of sufficient quality for full solution testing.
• Ensure that all products are developed in accordance with the applicable published development process and documentation is created in line with this.
• Contribute as needed to enhance our CI/CD pipeline and test automation environments, enabling fast and effective delivery and deployment.
• Be open, honest and respectful with your opinion, sharing technical insight to innovate and improve our products and ways of working.
• Maintain a professional approach, attending and contributing to team meetings as required, and completing a timesheet.
• Continuous improvement through training and learning to keep up to date with industry trends and standards in the healthcare industry and the wider software engineering domain.
• Working as part of a scrum team to not only deliver your own tasks but assist others where priorities require it, or impediments exist.
• Awareness of the safety lifecycle. Participation in safety analysis, raising of safety issues and involvement in creation of tracible hazard mitigation.
• Development of domain knowledge.
• Develop good relationships within the team.
• Identify and discuss improvements to process and the team’s way of working

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme