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Renishaw

Senior Software Engineer

Wotton-under-Edge, UK

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Role family
Engineering
Seniority
Senior
Stated salary
£50,000 per year
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
21 Sept 2026

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Job Description

  • Location Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
  • Salary up to £50,000, depending on experience
  • Hybrid working 3 days/week on-site

Renishaw is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the core team developing MODUS IM, our next-generation metrology software platform. Working in a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will help create software that supports advanced manufacturing and precision measurement applications used by customers worldwide.

You will work with a large, modern C#/.NET codebase, contributing to application architecture, new product capabilities and the resolution of complex technical challenges involving geometry, data processing and visualisation. Collaborating with software engineers, product specialists and metrology experts, you will deliver robust, maintainable solutions and have the opportunity to influence the product’s technical direction and future development.

Key responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain high-quality software across the MODUS IM product.

Contribute to architectural decisions and help evolve a scalable, maintainable application design.

Deliver new features and enhance existing functionality within a substantial C#/.NET codebase.

Apply mathematical and geometric principles to solve complex problems in data processing and visualisation.

Work collaboratively with software engineers, product specialists and domain experts to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Participate in code reviews, testing and technical discussions to maintain high standards of software quality.

Support continuous improvement across development processes, tools and engineering practices.

What you will bring

Strong working knowledge of C# and .NET development.

Sound understanding of object-oriented programming principles and application architecture.

Experience applying established software engineering processes across the development lifecycle.

Confidence working with mathematics and linear algebra to solve software problems.

Ability to analyse complex technical requirements and develop clear, practical solutions.

A collaborative approach, with clear communication skills and a commitment to producing high-quality, maintainable software.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

Please click here for further information about our benefits.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.

Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw.

Employment Type:

Permanent

Time Type:

Full time

Requisition Number:

R9879 Senior Software Engineer (Open)

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