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SoCode is proud to be working in partnership with a revolutionary technology firm in Cambridge who works at the cutting edge of technology. Due to their exciting growth, our client is looking for a Senior IC Design Engineer to augment their existing IC design team to design and implement innovative products. As a Senior IC Design Engineer, key responsibilities will include: Many or all aspects of the design process from specification and architecture through RTL design of modules, functional verification, synthesis and timing closure, to silicon validation Definition and development of architecture both at IP and system level A proven track record of multiple successful ASIC development cycles and experience of FPGA prototyping is a must! Any of the following skills & experience are also preferred: Network on Chip (NoC) System on Chip (SoC) design / integration (40nm & below) Low power design / UPF / Multi power domain USB / DisplayPort Use of Python Video encoder techniques ARC CPU experience Sign off check experience – LINT, SVA, Spyglass tools, Synthesis and constraints RTL design (VHDL or Verilog) Verification Integrating external IP Location: Cambridge Salary: Competitive Salary Benefits: Bonus, share options, pension scheme, flexible working and much more! Please apply today to Shannen Talbot (Shannen@socode.co.uk / 01223 620870) to discuss the role and client in more detail At SoCode, we pride ourselves on an attractive referral scheme. If you have Friends, Family or Colleagues looking for a new position in the near future tell them to contact us.

A leading semiconductor company in Cambridge, as part of their ongoing expansion, is looking to strengthen their front-end, digital design team, by recruiting a Principal SoC Design Engineer. If you believe yourself to be self-motivated, hold a strong academic record with a sound understanding of SoC design principles, and ample experience in digital or mixed-signal SoC development then keep reading! As the Principal SoC Design Engineer, you will be joining a privately owned and funded IC design house with a consistent record of financial growth and technical excellence. Delivering a completely digital, RF and mixed-signal ASIC from specification through to GDSII tape-out and production silicon. Working for a range of customers from start-ups to blue-chip companies, and project portfolios from module design to multi-million gate System-on-Chip. Day to day responsibilities will include: Lead a digital team on SoC projects Write chip or block level micro-architecture specifications Working with external suppliers (foundries, IP vendors, EDA companies) RTL coding of modules, sub-system or full-chip (primarily Verilog or SystemVerilog) Selection and integration of 3rd party IP into SoC design Chip-level integration and liaising with implementation and physical design staff Essential skill and experience needed: Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering or related discipline Extensive experience as a digital designer or digital lead A good understanding of the complete SoC flow from specification through to tape-out, validation, and test Good working knowledge of verification techniques and methodologies and proven ability to debug issues in a structured and timely way Low power design expertise The following skills are advantageous but not essential: Experience of designing for automotive or safety-critical applications Good knowledge of DFT techniques and the impact on the RTL design VHDL coding knowledge Analog design knowledge or experience of working on mixed-signal SoC developments. Experience of FPGA design and associated tools Location: Cambridge Salary: Competitive Benefits: Excellentworking environment, flexible working, matched contribution pension scheme, subsidised private healthcare scheme, life assurance, and share options scheme. If you are interested in applying for this role, please email Shannen at shannen@socode.co.uk If you find this opportunity interesting but perhaps not for you, please do share it with others who may be interested.

SoCode are working alongside a leading client who provide critical data software and services to large organisations in order to increase their profits, maximise efficiency and even save lives! Our client is looking for an experienced C# Test Automation Engineer to work on-site with one of their biggest clients on a new and exciting project. Skills/experience; C# Development experience Experience of building Test Frameworks in a C# environment Strong skills with SQL Database Some Azure knowledge Experience of working in a web/desktop environment Experience with JSON Behave, Integration testing & DevOps mindset This role will involve working 3 days on site with the client and 2 days remote (there is an occasional requirement to travel to the company’s head office based in the East-Anglian area) If this is of interest, please apply via advert or call Trish Peters on 01223620869

A leading semiconductor company located in Reading, as part of their ongoing expansion, is looking to strengthen their verification team, by recruiting a Senior or Principal Verification Engineer. If you believe yourself to be self-motivated, with 5-10 years’ experience in the industry and relish the opportunity of working on a diverse range of projects that will both challenge and develop your verification skills then keep reading! As the Senior or Principal Verification Engineer, you will be joining a privately owned and funded IC design house with a consistent record of financial growth and technical excellence. Working for a range of customers from start-ups to blue-chip companies, and project portfolios from module design to multi-million gate System-on-Chip. You will have a good understanding of different methodologies, but particularly SystemVerilog and UVM. Faced with a new project, you will have the ability to quickly assimilate the verification challenge and help define an effective (and pragmatic) verification strategy and gain the support of the end-customer for the chosen approach. As you rapidly build your verification skills through engagement on a broad range of projects you will have the opportunity to take on the role of verification lead, with responsibility for architecting the test environment and driving the other team members to deliver the agreed solution. Ideally, you will be familiar with both Mentor Questa and Cadence Incisive tools. As the Senior or Principal Verification Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Verification specialist working on customer and internal projects – sometimes as the verification lead. Provide high-class verification support to a wide range of projects using a range of advanced verification techniques including constrained random, coverage driven, assertion-based and formal methods. As a verification lead you would also be responsible for the development of a comprehensive verification strategy and plan, along with the architecting and development of the complete test environment. Active participation in the verification community to drive the introduction of new and effective techniques within our business – to help solve the verification challenges faced by our customers. Essential skill and experience needed: Degree qualified in Electronics, Physics or Computer Science 5-10 years experience in industry working on a variety of verification projects Extensive knowledge of verification methodologies particularly UVM and SystemVerilog Strong experience in the specification and implementation of verification infrastructures, test benches, models, assertions and functional tests in Verilog and SystemVerilog Familiarity with constrained random verification methodologies, code coverage analysis and running regression tests Strong VHDL/Verilog RTL Location: Reading Salary: Competitive Benefits: Excellentworking environment, flexible working, matched contribution pension scheme, subsidised private healthcare scheme, life assurance, and share options scheme. If you are interested in applying for this role, please email Shannen at shannen@socode.co.uk If you find this opportunity interesting but perhaps not for you, please do share it with others who may be interested.

SoCode are working alongside a leading client who provide critical data software and services to large organisations in order to increase their profits, maximise efficiency and even save lives! Our client is looking for an experienced C# Developer to work on-site with one of their biggest clients on a new and exciting project. Skills/experience; C# Development experience Experience with the following; Microsoft Azure logic, Azure services and cloud Strong skills with SQL Database Experience of working in a web/desktop environment Experience with JSON This role will involve working 3 days on site with the client and 2 days remote (there is an occasional requirement to travel to the company’s head office based in the East-Anglian area) If this is of interest, please apply via advert or call Trish Peters on 01223620869

Machine Learning Developer- Contract- Cambridge (Part-Remote)- £450-£700 a day I am working with a leading tech solutions company in Cambridge on a business critical project. Due to the nature and importance of this project, they require a contractor to join them helping to develop an intricate Azure based search pipeline. Machine Learning will be needed in order to to recognise patterns in input data (names, relationships, locations etc). This work will cover both textual and image-based content. Requirements: Microsoft Azure Azure Search (ideally) Machine Learning experience (Pattern Recognition) Experience training ML models in an Azure environment If you are interested in this position or would like to know more, please send your CV to nick@socode.co.uk

£400 - £700pd - 3 Month Contract - UI Developer - Cambridge, UK. A global Cambridge-based client is looking for a highly skilled UI Engineer for a short-term contract rebuilding one of their major products (as they migrate to AWS). This needs to be done efficiently and cleanly as the product will be demo'd to thousands of engineers at an event in the near future. If necessary the client can allow some working from home, but given the time-frame the successful candidate would need to be onsite a decent amount of the time to ensure things run as smoothly as possible. Tech Stack: Degree educated and five or more years industry experience, two years practical experience within AZURE. Experience of developing web-based applications and: • Microsoft AZURE • NodeJS • JavaScript • Python and/or some C# would be a bonus • Microsoft Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code Hector@socode.co.uk is the best email to reach me on.

Electronics / Firmware Engineer £ 40,000 -£70,000 Flexible Working Cambridge Science Park Your new organisation It’s not often an opportunity arises with a successful start-up, offering flexible working, a tight nit team of 6 genuine people who are looking for an additional member of their team to assist them in growing further at an integral part of their journey. They’re offering an above market salary, tailored packages, and you get to work in the middle of the Cambridge tech hub. I know what you’re asking, where’s the catch? Well, I’ve yet to find one. This talented bunch specialise in the remote conditioning of bolted assets using their cutting-edge sensor technology, hardware, and fully integrated communication systems. Your new role Firstly, you’re going to be involved with every stage of product development, from concept to production release. This is a team role, and as such, you’ll be working alongside the software and mechanical leads working on the development of their sensor products, for safety and performance critical assets in the rail, oil and gas industries. Not only you, but everyone will be involved with jumping in, headfirst to get involved with the multi trillion-dollar Internet of Things market. What you get in return This is an exciting time for these people, and as such you’ll be a part of genuine growth, helping the company realise it’s true potential, with current and sustained growth. It’s important these people find the right talent, and as such are willing to pay up to £60,000 (to be reviewed on a quarterly basis), genuine flexible working, and a tailored package, to fit you. Technical Requirements This is a technical role, and as such we need to rule out the nitty gritty stuff. Here are some essential pieces, which you’ll need to have; Firmware PCB Layout and design Sensor design and sensor integration Knowledge of communication protocols, both wired and wireless Hands on experience with general lab equipment (soldering stations, power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMM, etc.) Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent So you like the ad, or you’d at least like to know some more, what’s next? You have 3 options…. Number 1: Click the little apply button (don’t worry, we’ll discuss before your CV or application goes anywhere) Number 2: You can call for James Bokhorst on 01223620868 Number 3: You can find me on LinkedIn, trust me there’s not many people with the surname Bokhorst. Key words: Electronics, Firmware, PCB, Sensor Design, Electronic Engineer

SoCode is proud to be working with one of the world-leading companies in smart technology and IoT. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Software Team Leader to be a part of growing, award-winning company that is no.1 in what they do and are developing a new line of products that will revolutionise the outdoor environment by using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. As the Software Team Lead, you will be responsible for the team that developing the companies suite server-side software. You will organise and manage the current team using SCRUM (on 2-week cycles, using Jira), and will be making hands-on contributions to feature development, CI set-up (Bamboo) and test automation, as well as contributing to improving team velocity. Working on the product that is at the heart of our client’s business this is a critical role in which you will be creating value for customers from day one. Day to day responsibilities will include: Planning and estimation of software features to agreed time and quality within an Agile environment. Design software modules/components. Document system design and changes. Design and implementation of databases with an emphasis on performance Hands-on software development of front-end and/or back-end application software in Java / PHP / C / Python / Javascript / CSS Review of software designs and code reviews of team members. Development of unit tests and automated integration tests. Learning new technologies relevant to the projects The following experience is essential: Delivering products in a commercial environment Team and Technical leadership experience, including running SCRUM meetings. Cloud development in some of the following programming languages: Java, C, PHP, Python. Knowledge of database technologies Can lead estimation and planning activities and deliver to plan. Detailed understanding of data tools, techniques, methodologies and best practice: CI, CD, (Atlassian tools), Location: South Cambridge Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 per annum Benefits: Bonus scheme, EMI share options, Subsidised gym membership, Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Private medical insurance, Flexible working time, Pension and Individual training plan Please apply today to Shannen Talbot (Shannen@socode.co.uk / 01223 620870) to discuss the role and client in more detail At SoCode, we pride ourselves on an attractive referral scheme. If you have Friends, Family or Colleagues looking for a new position in the near future tell them to contact us.

SoCode is proud to be working with one of the world leading companies in smart technology and IoT. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) to be a part of growing, award-winning company that is no.1 in what they do and are developing a new line of products that will revolutionise the outdoor environment by using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. As the Senior PHP Software Engineer, you will be working within the team that, responsible for developing the companies suite server-side software, bringing skills in Databases and PHP and/or Java. Working on the product that is at the heart of our client’s business this is a critical role in which you will be creating value for customers from day one. This role will also play an active part in the evolution of our API technologies. Day to day responsibilities will include: Design software modules/components Design and implementation of databases with an emphasis on performance Development of back-end application software in PHP and Java Development of user interface software for the above-using JavaScript frameworks or server-side coding of web applications Document system design and changes, review of software designs from peers Development of unit tests and automated integration tests Deliver software to agreed time and quality targets Learning new technologies relevant to the projects Work on projects with or without a team of other software engineers The following experience is essential: Knowledge of database technologies Cloud development in some of the following programming languages: Java, C, PHP, Python. Delivering products in a commercial environment Experience of the full software lifecycle. Experience with optimising the code: finding bottlenecks and fixing them Experience in the following is desirable but not essential: Understanding of data tools, techniques, methodologies, and best practice: CI, CD, (Atlassian tools) Have developed skills in DevOps Implementing secure systems Ability to guide and mentor more junior engineers Ability to learn new technologies quickly to react to changing demands Experience of debugging and maintaining code written by others Location: South Cambridge Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum Benefits: Bonus scheme, EMI share options, Subsidised gym membership, Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Private medical insurance, Flexible working time, Pension and Individual training plan Please apply today to Shannen Talbot (Shannen@socode.co.uk / 01223 620870) to discuss the role and client in more detail At SoCode, we pride ourselves on an attractive referral scheme. If you have Friends, Family or Colleagues looking for a new position in the near future tell them to contact us.

SoCode have partnered with the latest Challenger Bank who have just opened a new office in Cambridge. They have had $110 million in funding, have an office of 80 people, 500,000 current accounts registered and are rapidly expanding internationally. Due to an aggressive growth plan they’re looking for the best Software Engineers and DevOps Engineers in Cambridge to join this project. This will be on a permanent or contract basis of £100k salary or up to £550 per day. Due to how fast they need people within the team, we are looking for Contract DevOps Engineers who have extensive experience within Azure or Google Cloud. Your new contract will be to validate new deployment artefacts and Configure them correctly for public deployment. You will need to oversee customer-facing and backend deployments of software and resolve or report operational issues while interacting with the development teams throughout to to improve functionality and performance. You will need to be able to build and support automation tools for fault-finding, testing, and deployment, as well as perform capacity planning and load testing. Security will also be an area you will work on, so you may need to build or maintain security systems. To be successful you will need to be an experienced DevOps Engineer with familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker and cloud systems in general (Ideally Google Cloud). You will need to be familiar with infrastructure as code and deployment automation tools. It would be desirable to have a good understanding of cloud computing and testing concepts, with a fluency in software programming in Java and Python. Naturally if you have this, they will expect a good working knowledge of the concepts behind infrastructure, deployment and testing, of the git revision control system, and of how to build and run large distributed systems at scale. At SoCode, we pride ourselves on an attractive referral scheme. If you have Friends, Family or Colleagues looking for a new position in the near future tell them to contact us by either phone or email ensuring they provide us with your name. If we successfully find them a new position, we will provide you with thank you present to show our appreciation. For further information, and to learn how you can become part of this company’s future please contact Bradleigh Barnes at SoCode by submitting your CV to Bradleigh@Socode.co.uk

SoCode have partnered with a leading engineering software company with 16,000 business customers worldwide, who are looking to set up a new greenfield project team for a large long term cloud migration. As such we are recruiting for a new team of 8 Cloud Engineers, from junior to principal level to implement this massive infrastructure migration. Their customers are currently using a mix of AWS and Azure cloud technogies, however the company is aiming to bring all new clients into their azure cloud and in the long term migrate their existing AWS customers into Azure. Your new role will be working closely with Developers, DevOps Engineers and the global support team to ensure the company continually develops, improves and automates their CI/CD pipeline processes. They're streamlining their cloud release programme, so you will be involved in ensure their is adequate release documentation, assessments, and planning in place. Due to this being a global team, their will be occasional shift work during busy period which may include additional work on weekends, or public holidays, however this wont be a regular occurance. Ideally you will have an understanding or indepth experience (depending on the level of role you're applying to) within the below: • Certification in Azure (and/or AWS). • Hands-on in Azure administration, Azure APIs and tools. • Previous experience in monitoring, deployments and test automation of SaaS offerings on Azure platform. • Experience or knowledge of software development and deployment methodologies and principles and an understanding of the core tenets and practices of DevOps, CI/CD. • Experience and a demonstrable good understanding of scripting skills e.g. in Python, Perl or .Net. • Experience with Software Lifecycle management tools. E.g. Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)/Visual Studio Team Services, Source Control and Build templates. • Experience working in Agile software development such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). • Must be a flexible self-starter, with the ability and experience to take on new requirements quickly and adapt to a growing and evolving team. • Excellent communication skills and self-motivated problem solver. • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, able to convey information clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences. • Hands-on experience working within an Information Security accredited framework e.g. ISO27001 If you could be interested in this role and would like further details, please apply and email: Bradleigh@socode.co.uk