Senior Software Engineer

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Your impact

Are you interested in working on one of the most cutting-edge defense and aerospace projects in the UK? We are enhancing the capability of the Eurofighter Typhoon and are looking for top engineers to join our team.

As a Software Engineer at Leonardo you will work in an agile team with 7-10 other engineers. Together with almost 100 other engineers you’ll be challenged to ensure the Eurofighter Typhoon continues to form the backbone of the nation’s air defence capability for decades to come.

You will collaborate with your colleagues to architect, design, implement and test new product functionality and contribute to planning the work and taking ownership for delivering it.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, we really need you to have the following experience:

• Experience working within an agile team and familiarity with agile software development life-cycle.
• The ability to collaborate and work with others. We encourage pair programming.
• Strong programming skills. For this role C++ will be the main language but we will consider anyone who has strong skills in other languages who is willing to learn.
• Git (or equivalent) source control expertise.
• The ability to develop suitable software solution from solution requirements.
• The ability to trace, diagnose and resolve potential software issues. Familiarity with a debugger.

If you have the above skills, the following will really help you stand out:

• Proven experience of delivering working software in technical or engineering environments, ideally in aerospace, defence or high-tech environments. Other regulated industries such as Financial Services, Telcos, Pharma and Oil and Gas would also be a good fit.
• Experience working on complex products and codebases
• Familiarisation with component-based development
• Experience with working in embedded environments
• Experience using static analysis and code coverage tooling
• Knowledgeable of best practises for incremental development
• Familiarity with the Atlassian toolset
• Experience of working in SAFe teams
• Familiarity with Cmake

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible Working: Flexible hours are available. Due to the nature of this work, full time on-site working will be required. For part time opportunities, please talk to us

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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