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Senior Software Engineer

Advancedphotonix

Advancedphotonix

Software Engineering
Dorchester County, MD, USA
Posted on Apr 5, 2025

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Software team.

You should have a minimum of 5 years of Software Engineering experience with at least 2 years developing in Java. Web development/JavaScript would be an advantage. You will be joining the development team and working closely with the Product Owner in delivering key features for our cutting-edge Product(s) across a number of key sectors including the Oil & Gas Industry as well as for Perimeters & Borders.

Your Principal Responsibilities

You will contribute to a team of multi-disciplinary engineers responsible for the Infrastructure Monitoring System

You will be a key contributor to our Scrum team, bringing your experience in solving complex problems as we implement new features and improve existing offerings for the distributed System.

You will regularly describing/presenting technical solutions to various stakeholders

You will be working closely with the Product Owner and Scrum Master to provide regular releases/updates of the Infrastructure Monitoring System and the Web offering

Release cycle of approx. 3-4 months

You will be developing new features for the Infrastructure Monitoring System and the associated Web offering

You will also be maintaining our current products

You will provide expert guidance on technical issues encountered by our on-site Field Engineering team

You will provide technical assistance and support to our end customers

Your Qualifications and Skills

Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related degree, or relevant work experience

At least 5 years Software Development experience

Minimum of 2 years of Java

Knowledge of Web development and JavaScript would be an advantage

Working in an Agile / Scrum environment

Knowledge of a variety of Engineering tools across the entire software lifecycle, such as Atlassian, Mercurial / Git, Maven (or equivalent)

Good networking knowledge including protocols such as HTTP & TCP

Linux expertise would be an advantage

Knowledge of signal processing techniques would be an advantage

Knowledge of multi-threading and distributed processing is advantageous

Job Details:

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Work Location: Winfrith, Dorset, UK (Hybrid Working)

Shift Schedule: Monday - Friday

About Us:

Founded in 1990, Luna Innovations is proud of our rich tradition of working in close collaboration with our clients to develop the products that meet and exceed their needs for sensing, test and measurement, monitoring and control solutions. A series of in-house technology innovations and strategic acquisitions guide us in our mission to enhance safety, security and connectivity of people by leveraging our expertise in fiber-optic-based technology and the information it provides.

OptaSense monitors and listens to the pulse of industry operations around the world; detecting and processing unique acoustic signals from a number of industry applications using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing in order to provide real‑time intelligence that optimizes decisions.

For further information on Optasense please visit us at the below link:

https://www.optasense.com/