Software Engineer
ZeroLight, United Kingdom
Job Description
ZeroLight is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to take responsibility for maintaining and improving the deployment of our technology core.
We’re looking for someone who can work as an expert bridge between our tech team (who produce our core-rendering software), our DevOps team (who handle deploying our software to the cloud) and our Project teams (who work directly on features for the clients). This will involve developing tools to help the core technology team locally replicate issues found out in high scale production environments.
This role will involve a high level of cross-department communication, with the successful candidate acting as a conduit between several key stakeholders, so it is essential that candidates have strong communication skills and enjoy interacting with others to solve complex problems.
This video shows the kinds of technical challenges our tech team face regularly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ykVvaxVd0
This role is based at our award-winning studio LiveWorks on Newcastle’s famous Quayside, however at present we are all working from home as per government guidelines. We’ve got a great home working set up now, with plenty of support from our Talent Development and IT teams to ensure that new starters have everything they need to thrive in their new roles at ZeroLight. We have successfully onboarded over 40 new employees during the pandemic, ensuring that they go through a detailed induction process with key meetings and training over the first month and beyond.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the release and stability of the core rendering software
- Work closely with the Tech, Cloud, Tools, Automation, QA and Project teams.
- Understand dependencies between software releases and feature dependencies
- Develop software and processes to streamline releases and stabilise deployments
- Work as part of an award-winning development team across a range of products for our high-end automotive partners.
Requirements:
- Commercial experience with developing rendering software.
- A skilled communicator who has experience collaborating with multiple technical teams of different disciplines.
- Knowledge with profiling, debugging, and diagnosing issues with in large production software stacks.
- Understanding of various rendering techniques, and rendering APIs.
- Significant programming experience with C# and Python required.
Beneficial skills:
- Unity experience
- Knowledge of C++ and JavaScript
- Ability to solve problems and innovate.
- A degree in computer science or a related field.
Benefits
- Comprehensive wellbeing support through our initiative ZLWell which includes access to counselling via our Employee Assistance Program.
- Brand new state of the art studios on Newcastle’s famous Quayside.
- Fully fitted kitchen area with high spec coffee machine.
- Free fruit, healthy snacks, soft drinks, chocolate and crisps.
- Up to two-hour lunch break.
- Lunchtime activities including running club, badminton league and swimming.
- Recreation area with pool, table tennis and an outside terrace overlooking the River Tyne.
- Well stocked beer fridge for after work drinks.
- Flexible working hours which allow you to start work any time between 8am 10am each morning and leave between 4pm 6pm.
- Wide range of activities including Board Games night, ZeroLight Quiz, themed parties and group outings organised by our ZLSocial group.
- Book share scheme.
- Opportunities to present University technical talks and speak at local events.
- Cycle to work scheme (with showers in the studio!).
- Contributory Pension Scheme with Royal London.
- Life Assurance Scheme.
- 25 days holiday rising to 30 days on length of service, and all bank holidays.
- Extra free days holiday at Christmas to ensure a long break over the festive period.
- Official ZeroLight Events including Friend amp; Family Day, Summer Day and our famous all expenses paid Christmas Party.
- Access to external training, mentoring, travel opportunities and conference attendance.
- Ongoing performance management via our ZLTalent platform with regular reviews and feedback and clear development pathways.
- Annual salary review.
- Free eye test and contribution towards glasses.