Senior Software Engineer
Senior C# engineer who owns the front end of a greenfield, data-rich WPF desktop application being built for deployment on naval vessels — designing modular MVVM UI components that consume real-time data streams. Onsite UK role as one of the first engineers in a new ~30-person office.
- Compensation
- £70K–£85K / yr
- Location
- Chilworth Science Park, Chilworth
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of C# WPF/XAML engineering experience
- Strong experience with MVVM, DI, and modular UI architecture
- Experience working with real-time or streamed data in a desktop GUI
- Familiarity with N-tier and message-based architecture
- Eligible for SC security clearance
Nice to have
- Degree in Software Engineering or a related discipline
Full description
Salary: £70,000 - 85,000 per yearRequirements:
- 5+ years of C# WPF/XAML engineering experience
- Strong experience with MVVM, DI, and modular UI architecture
- Experience working with real-time or streamed data in a desktop GUI
- Familiarity with N-tier and message-based architecture
- Eligible for SC security clearance
- Degree in Software Engineering or a related discipline preferred
Responsibilities:
- Own the front end for a data-rich desktop application
- Build modular, reusable WPF components from scratch
- Create clean, performant GUIs for different display systems in naval environments
- Work from wireframes supplied by our Canadian design lead
- Develop the UI to consume and present real-time data streams
- Contribute to a greenfield system being built from scratch
- Help shape the early UK team, with potential progression into a team lead role
Technologies:
- C#
- MVVM
- Security
- WPF
- UX UI Design
- Flow
- SignalR
- Visual Studio
- gRPC
More:
We are a well-established international technology company building a brand new system from scratch for deployment on military vessels around the world. This is a fast-paced greenfield opportunity with a client demo in January, and you will be among the first engineers into our UK team. The role is onsite in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in a circa 30-person office, with an up to £85,000 salary, benefits, and a 4-day working week with 40 hours and start/finish flexibility.
last updated 44 week of 2026