Software Engineer - CI/CD & Quality

The Role –Software Engineer – CI/CD & Quality

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our development team. This is a broad and rewarding role that combines hands-on application development with responsibility for the quality, and testing pipelines of our software suite. You will also play an active part in the operational readiness of our IoT hardware environment.

*This is position is 100% office based*

Key Responsibilities

Software Development

* Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using Python, C#, Java, HTML, and CSS

* Collaborate with the Software Lead and engineering team throughout the full development lifecycle

* Participate in technical discussions and sprint planning.

* Working with SQL databases, reporting, and application functionality

IoT & Hardware

* Build, configure, and maintain IoT devices, ensuring reliable integration with the wider software suite

* Oversee preparation and deployment readiness of equipment, maintaining accurate inventory and asset records

Quality Assurance & CI/CD

* Work with the team to continuously improve CI/CD pipelines to support consistent, reliable deployments

* Design and maintain manual and automated test cases to ensure the suite meets requirements and is bug free.

* Monitor service uptime, conduct structured root cause analysis following incidents, and implement lasting fixes

* Collaborate with the Software Lead on triage and escalation of live issues.

Essential Experience/ Technical Skill Requirements

* Languages: Proficiency in Python, C#, and/or Java

* CI/CD: Practical CI/CD pipeline experience

* Databases: Working knowledge of SQL for querying and basic schema management

* OS: Comfortable working across Windows and Linux environments

Desirable Skills

* Docker and/or Kubernetes

* IoT systems experience

* Monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus)

Benefits

* Salary £33,000 - £36,000

* Life Assurance

* Health & Wellbeing Programme

* Health Shield Cash Plan

* Increased annual leave with length of service

The Company – Wykes Engineering Ltd

Based in Rushden, Northants, we are a leading edge engineering specialising in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and renewable technologies. As a highly innovative and progressive design and manufacturing company, we have our own in-house manufacturing department, renewable energy facilities and project work within renewable and food surplus industries.

Founded over 40 years ago, our engineering innovation has always been a fundamental part of our business. This has helped us to establish ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, namely:

* Design and manufacture of equipment for the food bi-products and renewable technologies

* Processing bio-mass into energy

* Renewable energy production