Software Engineer
renishaw · Castle Donington, UK · United Kingdom · Hybrid
Posted Oct 2, 2026
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Job Description
Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience Location Castle Donington, DE74 Hybrid working 2days/week on-site An opportunity has arisen in our Industrial Metrology group for a Software Engineer. The successful applicant will join a team responsible for maintaining and extending existing flagship software being used by leading manufacturers around the world. It would suit a candidate who is looking to expand their knowledge of Software Engineering who also enjoys the challenge of working with physical engineering teams.
As part of this role, the applicant will have exposure to Renishaw’s advanced probing systems and have experience working on Metrology software.
About the role
As a Software Engineer within the Industrial Metrology group your responsibilities would include:
Building Windows applications for use within the manufacturing industry
Maintaining, upgrading and extending existing production code
Working within an agile team to breakdown stories into manageable tasks
Writing tests to ensure products that are produced are of suitable quality
Key requirements
Our ideal applicant would have a number of the following key skills and experience:
Educated to at least degree level in a technical subject; OR the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise to an equivalent level
Knowledge and experience of:
Legacy and modern C++
Legacy UI frameworks
SQL databases
Computational geometry and 3D maths
Using AI for safe and efficient code development
Willing to work within a team to complete tasks
Desire to continue to learn and improve through continuous improvement
Willing to travel with a full and valid passport and driving licence
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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