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Contract Application Developer - C++/QT
£40,000 - 70,000
Verso Recruitment Group
Colchester Avenue, Colchester
£40,000 - 70,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong commercial experience with C++ and Qt for GUI and application development.
- Proven background working on embedded systems or hardware-integrated applications.
- Confident using Python for tooling, automation, or integration tasks.
- Comfortable navigating low-level constraints, hardware interfaces, and embedded development workflows.
- Analytical, detail-driven, and able to communicate effectively across engineering teams.
- Desirable: Experience with cross-platform or resource-constrained environments.
- Desirable: Familiarity with embedded Linux, device drivers, or hardware-software integration.
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance GUI and application-level features using C++ and Qt for embedded platforms.
- Build on-screen display tools and front-end components for hardware-integrated applications.
- Contribute to Python-based tooling, automation, and integration scripts.
- Collaborate with embedded engineers, product teams, and test to refine requirements and deliver high-quality software.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise code for performance, memory usage, and hardware constraints.
- Support the full development lifecycle from design through to deployment on embedded targets.
Description
We are an established technology business located in Colchester, seeking an experienced Applications Developer for a 3–6 month contract role. You will support a series of embedded, GUI-driven software projects within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Our work environment is fast-paced and collaborative, emphasizing high-quality application features and user-facing interfaces. This role has an indicative outside IR35 determination, allowing candidates to operate through their own Personal Service Company (PSC). We expect a strong presence on-site, with some flexibility depending on project phase.
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