R&D Senior Member of Technical Staff in Cambridge

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Position: R&D Senior Member of Technical Staff

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (~60% office, ~40% remote)

Employment type: Full-Time Regular (flexible working options available)

The Job

As part of the E&D Foundations – Common Framework development group, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the functional core utilised by several AVEVA products such as – E3D Design, Engineering and Unified Engineering. You will work in a scrum team contributing to consistent delivery and modernisation of our products’ extensive feature set.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement functional features as per Product Owner requests.
• Analyse, investigate and debug issues found both internally (by the team) and externally (by customers).
• Drive quality throughout our product by taking the initiative on automated testing, architectural refactoring, and communal best practices.
• Demonstrate sound decision making on individual and team workloads to ensure it is delivered in a timely manner.

Desired Experience

• Confidence in one (or more) of the following languages: C++, Fortran, C#.
• Comfortable with source control systems (GIT) and automated build pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Practices Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Great Skills To Have

• Efficient/Organised: The pace at AVEVA can be exciting and fast, so whilst you will need excellent time management and effective prioritisation, we will do all we can to support a balanced portfolio of work, and your wellbeing.
• Quality Software: You are passionate about delivering software that is reliable, performant and scales well. You also endeavour to see these characteristics reflected in our delivery processes as well.
• Problem Solving: You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into investigations. Troubleshooting and solving challenging problems is a big part of this role.
• Constantly Growing: You are self-motivated and curious to learn new skills (both technical and otherwise), which is a must for reaching and expanding your potential at AVEVA.

The Team You’ll Join

Our team takes care of Core capabilities utilised by some of the biggest and most widely used products AVEVA has to offer. The breadth of functions and capabilities available with our Common Framework repositories is equally matched by its longevity, history, and its track record for driving real change in the industrial engineering world. We operate with an open, fair, and human approach to every aspect of our process, and every member of our team is empowered to challenge for change.

R&D @ AVEVA

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name. Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration, and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems and do impactful work, join us!

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably. We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies. If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you!

UK Benefits include:

• Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment.

Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.