Software Development Engineer - Remote

Software Engineer at a fast growing startup Plymouth Hybrid; Working from Home (Plymouth operational base)
Help us create a net zero emission future! Founded in 2020, ACUA Ocean is a fast-growing and dynamic start-up at the forefront of the carbon net zero and maritime autonomy sectors. AO is at the convergence of cutting-edge technologies, e.g., hydrogen propulsion, IoT, marine robotics and AI. We make the transition to hydrogen propulsion for marine vessels seamless with a range of products and services that help businesses and organisations achieve their zero-emission goals. We are hiring a Software Engineer to work within our growing Engineering Team developing cutting edge technology to use in our first uncrewed surface vessel (USV).

You should have 2+ years work experience as a Software Engineer with proven ability to work independently.
● You balance commercial design considerations with a drive for quality, evaluating the data to inform your decision making
● Build highly scalable distributed solutions for remote-operated and autonomous Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs).
● Assume leadership of assigned projects from conceptualisation to deployment
● Work with our early-stage project team which will give you the opportunity to make a huge impact
● Support AO’s ethos to monitor and protect the ocean in a sustainable manner – you will have an influence on how the back-end systems scale to meet new challenges relating to performance, uptime and scale.
● Develop remote software enabling communication between vessel and remote operations centres.
● Deploy software applications with Azure DevOps including CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related engineering discipline with 3+ years of experience (particularly in hardware projects or systems)
● Proficiency in C#, HTML & CSS
● Experience writing unit tests
● Be someone who is passionate about innovation and collaborative problem solving and systems development who can add diversity of thought
● Experience with Python (desirable)
● Experience with Blazor, Angular, React or Spa frameworks (desirable)
● Knowledge of networking (e.g. PLC programming) (desirable)
● A flexible approach and a willingness to apply yourself across the whole spectrum of this growing business
● Benefits/Compensation:
● £45-60K salary (depending on experience) &##128183;
● 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus Christmas closure &##127958;️
● Comprehensive benefits package from Vitality – access to full health insurance including dental coverage &##127973;
● Awesome perks such as discounted gym memberships, mental health cover and global health coverage &##127947;️ ♀️
● A hybrid work environment gives you the flexibility to choose where you work from &##128736;️
● Life insurance to 4x your annual salary
● Payment of professional fees
● Company laptop &##128187;