Software Engineer

• Functional area Research and Development
• City Burgess Hill
• On-Site/Remote Hybride
• Company name Edwards Ltd
• Date of Posting November 28, 2025
• Last date to apply December 12, 2025

Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer, your mission is to develop, test and support software modules, frameworks and applications to meet the business needs of Atlas Copco's Vacuum Technique Divisions. You will report to the Software Manager, Applications as part of wider Divisional Software team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support software modules, frameworks and applications, ensuring solutions are reliable, scalable and maintainable.
• Enhance software quality by adding and improving regression test frameworks and automated testing.
• Use specialist software knowledge to develop innovative solutions that solve complex problems and deliver added value to Atlas Copco products.
• Develop and document the software following design patterns and best practices.
• Keep up to date with new software development techniques, tools and emerging technologies.
• Follow the defined processes for coding, developer testing, unit testing, code reviews etc., working within an Agile Scrum team.

Qualifications

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

You will have skills, experience and knowledge in the following;

• Microsoft .NET application development, specifically C#, Windows form, WPF, and microservices using Visual Studio development tools
• Windows/Linux application development using .NET
• Cross platform services in .NET 8
• Self-hosted Web APIs
• Experience and knowledge of network and serial data communications (e.g. TCP/IP & RS232/485)
• Inter-component communications (e.g. WCF, Web API, REST, MQTT and Web Sockets)
• SQLite and relational database design using Microsoft SQL Server
• Agile development, ideally following a formal Scrum and/or Kanban process
• Source control management using tools such as Azure, Git & SVN
• Good written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Experience of CI/CD pipelines

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job Location

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Eastbourne in Sussex, United Kingdom.

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Natalie Clark

About Edwards

Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.

Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.