Software Engineer

️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space

More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium

We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

About the role:

Our Software Engineer role will be embedded on a team focused on octopart.com, working on features that directly impact users and building tools to support our internal teams who interact with customers. We would like to meet you in our office twice a week (we are located at Cambridge Science Park).

A day in the life of our Software Engineer:

Develop, design, and implement the delivery of enhancements to the Altium platform’s backend design and architecture, using your experience with the latest tools and best practices to ensure successful delivery

Making the 24/7 availability of our platform an absolute priority and carefully analyzing all decisions regarding backend construction and infrastructure, deployment, maintenance, and monitoring in that light

Working at speed and under deadline to dissect complex problems and design efficient solutions

Remaining flexible to ever-changing needs of our customers, yet never deterred from getting things done and delivering results

Communicating technical issues and decisions in clear language, understandable to all stakeholders

Who you are and what you’ll need for this position:

3+ years in software development / solving complex problems, designing and implementing backend software systems

Experience within the backend field with Golang or Python

Experience with end-to-end testing, as well as tests frameworks. We would like you to know how to test and what to test

Knowledge of designing relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and interacting with NoSQL databases used for caches or OLAP

Comfortable deploying applications in a cloud ecosystem such as AWS (using IaC tools is a plus) and evaluating services available via a cloud provider vs building a tool

Experience developing REST or GraphQL APIs

An excellent communicator with a strong conceptual and analytical mindset, able to think in an abstract context and then communicate and sell ideas in clear language and with sound reasoning

UK Benefits

Private health insurance via Axa (+ subsidized family cover)

Pension scheme via Aviva, matched up to 9% of salary

Mental health and wellbeing support via Nilo.health

Professional development of up to £3,500 per year

️ 28 days' holiday + public holidays

Home internet allowance of £40 per month

Free lunch, snacks and drinks every day in office

Free parking at our Cambridge office

What Matters to Us

Big-thinking in pursuit of purpose

Diversity of thought

Courage of conviction

Transparency of intent

Ingenuity of AND

Agility in action

Adaptability of approach

Grit in pursuit of mission

Also, we would like you to know

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other:

️ Altium Benefits:

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