Senior Software Engineer

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. 

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.  

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Opportunity

Join a dynamic team solving highly complex technical problems and delivering innovative, scalable, and maintainable solutions. This role offers the chance to design and implement architectural patterns, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to cutting-edge projects across diverse technology stacks.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design and implement robust architectural solutions that embed security, reliability, scalability, and performance as core attributes from the ground up.

• Contribute hands-on to development through coding, code reviews, and optimization of critical software components.

• Champion Agile methodologies, pair programming, and collaborative code reviews to elevate team performance and code quality.

• Drive adoption of DevOps practices, automation, CI/CD pipelines, secure coding standards, and proactive monitoring across projects.

• Collaborate across engineering and QA teams to design and implement efficient, comprehensive testing strategies.

• Leverage modern platforms, frameworks, and open-source technologies to optimize flexibility, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent hands-on professional experience).

• 4–6+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated expertise in system design, architecture, and hands-on coding.

• Proven track record delivering complex, enterprise-grade solutions end-to-end in collaborative environments.

• Strong proficiency in modern front-end and back-end technologies including Angular (v10+), React, Java, Spring Boot, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

• Hands-on experience with unit and integration testing frameworks such as Jasmine, Jest, Karma, JUnit, and PyTest.

• Advanced knowledge of Linux environments, networking, scripting, debugging, and performance troubleshooting.

• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, API design, RESTful services, and building scalable web applications.

• Practical experience designing and implementing Microservices architectures, domain-driven design patterns, and distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, MongoDB), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Infrastructure as Code practices, and secure coding standards.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Self-driven, detail-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative professional committed to continuous improvement.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing and implementing event-driven systems, real-time or stream processing solutions, and modern data platforms.

• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git and Bitbucket.

• Exposure to AI/ML integration or advanced automation strategies.

• Certifications in cloud technologies or secure coding practices.

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website.