Senior Software Engineer

Passionate about contributing to a more sustainable world? Bring your passion for sustainability and digital innovation to a meaningful role that is instrumental in shaping and advancing the digital infrastructure that supports our engineering and consultancy teams to design services for some of the world's best and most sustainable buildings.

At Max Fordham we are proud to be a partnership, run by the people who work here. This ensures we are an open and supportive environment for everyone that works here, and it means everyone has the opportunity to be involved in how the practice is run and have a voice.

Based in either our Edinburgh or London office, the Senior Software Developer will play a critical part in advancing the digital capabilities of our engineering and consultancy services. This role will involve software development to support the digital transformation of our workflows, project delivery, and performance modelling across the built environment.

Working closely with engineering, digital design, and business operations teams, the role involves developing data-driven tools, automating processes, and delivering actionable insights from complex datasets. The successful candidate will be expected to support the development of the technical strategy, supervise and mentor junior staff, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our digital infrastructure. The expectation is that the successful candidate will work from the office 2-3 days per week and undertake some travelling between the other offices as required.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining custom software tools and plugins that integrate with AEC platforms (e.g. Revit, Rhino, IES).
• To support the Director responsible in developing the technical strategy for data and software initiatives aligned with the practice’s digital transformation goals.
• Designing and implementing data pipelines and analytics dashboards to support project performance, sustainability metrics, and digital design workflows.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to translate engineering and project requirements into scalable digital solutions.
• Ensuring data quality, governance, and compliance with UK BIM standards and construction data protocols.
• Mentoring junior developers and analysts, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and project teams.
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies in data science, machine learning, digital twins and any other innovations relevant to the built environment.

About You

We value people who can think analytically and creatively, adopting a first principles approach to create elegant and innovative solutions to practical problems. We recruit and support the development of people who can rise to this challenge. Essential personal attributes for this role include being keen and willing to learn and to possess a strong sense of ownership for the work that you do. You must care about the presentation and detail of the work and have a strong desire to achieve technical excellence and completeness. Being a motivated team player and a good communicator is also fundamental for the role, as well as having the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with the Software Development and Digital Design teams. It would also be advantageous to have some knowledge or interest in the built environment and the construction (AEC) industry.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to clearly articulate advanced computational concepts easily to those unfamiliar with the process.
• A strong attention to detail and high technical competence.
• Initiative and proactive working methodology.
• Ability to work well with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
• Confidence to interrogate a brief and question supervisors’ approach rather than following blindly.
• Degree Level (minimum) in maths, science, engineering or computational design with experience in coding.

Shortlisted applicants will be expected to complete a homework assignment before a follow-up technical interview, after which a decision will be made, and a position will be offered. We look forward to your application!

What We Offer

• Excellent growth opportunities for your personal and career development in a knowledge driven environment.
• An inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, openness, and knowledge sharing.
• An open, supportive, and cooperative working environment.
• One paid professional subscription per year.
• Interesting and technically challenging projects.
• Opportunities for involvement in business-running activities.
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working opportunities.
• Competitive pay and employee bonus.
• Future opportunities for Partnership.
• Other benefits include generous paid parental leave, sick pay, and treatment pay.

LOCATION: Edinburgh or London

CLOSING DATE: 21st June 2026 at 22:00 (GMT)

This position is available for an immediate start. Please note that all applicants must have an existing and valid right to work in the UK. As a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government, we are unable to sponsor Skilled Worker visas for this position. If you are interested in working with us, we would be delighted to hear from you. In addition to submitting your CV, please include a cover letter within the application form outlining how your skills meet the role criteria and how your interests align with our vision of a beautifully engineered, net zero carbon world for a sustainable future. To support our fair and anonymised recruitment process, please ensure that your cover letter does not include any personal identification details. To apply, please click the 'Apply for this job' button and follow the application process. If you have any additional queries, please contact us directly.