ALTEN

Software Engineer

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Fareham, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend software components using modern C++.
  • Build algorithms that combine and process data from multiple sensors.
  • Develop and optimise real-time image and data processing pipelines.
  • Create and integrate Qt and QML user interfaces connected to C++ backends.
  • Perform code reviews, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.
  • Collaborate with systems, embedded, and UI/UX engineers.
  • Contribute to requirements, architecture, implementation, and documentation across the full software development lifecycle.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Strong commercial experience with C++.
  • Hands-on experience with Qt and QML.
  • Experience with real-time, embedded, or performance-critical systems.
  • Ability to work on complex systems integrating software, hardware, and data.
  • Experience in defence or maritime industries.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent military experience.
  • Willingness and eligibility to obtain at least BPSS clearance.
  • Desirable experience includes sensor data from cameras, radar, LiDAR, or similar inputs; image processing, computer vision, or perception systems; embedded Linux; low-level system integration; multi-threaded applications; performance optimisation; and regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability environments.

Benefits

  • Permanent employment contract.
  • Regular access to the Fareham site with flexible working where role-dependent.
  • Personalised career path, mentoring, ongoing learning, and career development.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Cycle and Tech Scheme.
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Life insurance and pension scheme.
  • Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team-building activities.

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About ALTEN

10,000+ employees

ALTEN provides engineering and IT services, including R&D outsourcing, product development, and digital systems consulting for major industrial and service-sector companies. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, it operates in 30+ countries and is publicly traded on Euronext Paris. Revenue model based on consulting engagements, managed services, and turnkey project delivery across sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, telecom, energy, finance, and life sciences.

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