Actify Hiring for Software Engineer (Centro) Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

Actify Europe, Ltd is looking for a recent graduate or early career professional to join the Centro team as a Software Engineer. As part of the team you will contribute to the design, implementation and testing of new features for Centro, the platform on which Actify is building its new Automotive Program Management (APM) Suite.

In this role we expect you to work towards attaining the skills and knowledge to level up as a software engineer and we will provide the support you need to get there.

Role Description

The Software Engineer reports to the Centro Engineering Manager. Duties include:

• Create design and development proposals based on high-level requirements and user stories
• Learn all about our product and our development processes
• Work on our evolving code base to implement enhancements, resolve bugs, and develop new features
• Follow our best practices and maintain code-quality standards

• Contribute to technical and product discussions
• Help in the design of software solutions that meet these requirements and implement these designs effectively

Skills and Experience

Engineers at Actify have knowledge of a broad range of computing concepts including UI design, data structures and algorithms, databases and distributed systems. Our core values require that everyone in the Engineering organization strives to be:

• pragmatic
• attentive to detail
• always learning
• collaborative
• effective in communication
• intellectually honest

The ideal candidate should have reasonable experience in developing small to medium software projects, such as university projects, independent projects or individual submissions to open-source repositories. Being able to demonstrate such work when submitting the application (e.g. via a GitHub link) and/or as part of a remote interview will constitute a major advantage.

Languages used in day-to-day development as part of the Centro team include .Net C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, AngularJs, Angular, ArangoDB AQL. Knowledge of these is not mandatory however, so long as the candidate is versatile in other similar languages and eager to learn their way through the unknown.

Education

• Degree in Computing Science or IT-related field, or equivalent industry experience

Position Details

This position is based in the UK, preferably near our office in Edinburgh, Scotland. We accommodate telecommuting within the UK only, including fully remote staff.

Occasional international travel will be required.

As well as a competitive salary, our employees receive the following benefits:

• Generous time off with flexible holidays
• Flexible working arrangements and remote work
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and time for learning and personal development
• Private health insurance
• Pension
• Paid family benefits

Company Overview

For over 15 years, Actify has been helping manufacturers to visualize and interact with design, engineering, and manufacturing information. Now Actify is applying everything we have learned to equip automotive suppliers with enterprise-grade solutions to meet the challenges of program-based manufacturing. Once again, we’re forging partnerships with leaders and innovators in the supplier community to create a new class of software, Actify Automotive Program Management, that speeds operations, improves productivity, and supports continuous improvement.

Actify serves a global customers base, over 85% of whom are in the automotive supply chain. Actify is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan with its R&D center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and sales and support locations in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Employees of Actify share these common values:

• Invested in Customer Success – We are dedicated first and foremost to our customers. We seek relationships based on long-term value, not transactions.
• Responsive – We listen, learn, and follow through to help our customers solve problems. We are always open to finding a better way.
• Collaborative – It is central to how we do things; the more and better the dialogue and teamwork among ourselves and with our customers, the better the outcome. We want to build a customer community.
• Honest and Transparent – Our customers respect the fact that we speak plainly, directly, and truthfully.