Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge

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Senior Software Engineer

Location: Cambridge, GB, CB1 7EG

Company: Ansys

Requisition #: 16111

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.

The choice of materials we use has never been more important. Engineers always strive to design better solutions, and in today’s world that means considering sustainability and environmental impacts as well as product performance. Our software allows engineers and designers to make smarter decisions about the materials they use and enables them to create products that are safer, use fewer scarce resources, emit less pollution and can be more effectively recycled. Please note, we are expecting candidates to come into our Cambridge office at least 2-3 days a week.

Working at Ansys, you will have the opportunity to create software used by world leading companies in sectors as varied as aerospace, electronics, medical devices, automotive and many more. Our products help power the advancement of cutting-edge industries such as autonomous vehicles, sustainable transportation, advanced semiconductors, life-saving medical devices, satellite systems and the space industry.

If you are the type of person who gets excited about making software with very direct real-world applications and consequences, then you won’t be able to find many other companies that have the potential to make such a difference to our future.

We are a great place to work

We are excited to be named one of the Best Places to Work thanks to our employee feedback. You will have the freedom to choose how you work, whether that’s at home or in our offices or a mix between the two. We offer a range of benefits including a 24/7 GP Service with Private Medical Care, an Annual Bonus, and 25 Days Holiday (increasing to 30 over the first 5 years).

You’ll be a good fit if

You are an experienced .NET developer that is highly proficient in C#

You can demonstrate that you can write clean, maintainable code

You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

You have worked on a large code base; collaborating with others in a geographically distributed team

You can work independently

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

Develop new features and products working from customer requirements.

Produce clean, maintainable, and well tested code (primarily in C#).

Employ best practices (and help to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring).

Analyze problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

A first-class or upper second-class honors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science or Mathematics (or related field)

Significant professional software development experience and experience of modern software development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

Successful candidates must have

A high level of technical competency in C# and the .NET framework

Understanding and experience of applying modern software best practices

An ability to design and write clean, maintainable code.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distributed team

Experience in the following would be advantageous (but are not requirements)

Experience of large-scale commercial software development

Profiling and optimization

SQL Server

Containers (e.g. Docker) and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)

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At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team

VALUES IN ACTION

Ansys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where they are valued and can thrive.

Our culture is grounded in our four core values of adaptability, courage, generosity, and authenticity. Through our behaviors and actions, these values foster higher team performance and greater innovation for our customers.

We’re proud to offer programs, available to all employees, to further impact innovation and business outcomes, such as employee networks and learning communities that inform solutions for our globally minded customer base.

WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively, we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here .

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).

For more information, please visit us at

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Ansys does not acceptunsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

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