Scientific Software Engineer, C++/C#.NET (Accra, Ghana)

Orgmento is hiring a versatile software engineer with a scientific or numerical background, preferably in the field of Chemistry or Crystal Structures, to join our vibrant Software Engineering team and work for our international clients.

The role is full-time and on a hybrid basis working both remotely and in-person from our offices in Accra, Ghana.

Using a variety of technologies, you will collaborate with world-leading scientists and passionate software engineers to design, implement, deliver and support cutting-edge scientific software. You will work in a Scrum development environment, engaging with stakeholders, developing new features and products, with the pride that you’re helping build more robust, better validated, and more valuable software to the user community!

Pre-requisites for this role are a strong understanding of structured data processing and expertise in C++. Further desirable skills will include working with C#/.NET, a familiarity with the full software development lifecycle, and experience working in a Scrum environment using modern software engineering processes and tooling.

This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your experience and engineering skills designing and implementing well-engineered software, debugging, testing and configuring as well as deploying products and services to our clients and their users.

Responsibilities

1. Perform systems analysis, design, prototyping and coding of new software products in order to further our clients' product development strategy
2. Participate in the development, release and maintenance of software for installation and use both internally and externally by users
3. Contribute as required to the documentation, release and early support of new software products, in order to facilitate timely distribution and uptake by users
4. Assist colleagues to understand and exploit software and methods in which the job holder has specific expertise
5. Maintain awareness of modern programming methods and developments in order to improve personal professional expertise and enhance the overall expertise of the Software Team
6. Assist the software team in the maintenance, release and support of our client's products and services
7. Collaborate with software developers and users to improve software quality
8. Adhere to internal software development practices and standards

This job description and person specification are only an outline of the tasks and responsibilities required for the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably be required by their line manager.

Requirements

Essential

• You have a BSc, MSc (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other relevant computing field
• You have experience/3 years+ of full software development lifecycle in a commercial and cross-platform environment

• You have experience of Agile development methodologies (specifically, Scrum and/or Kanban)
• You have a strong drive for professional software engineering practices (source control, documentation, unit testing etc.)
• You possess algorithmic design and optimisation skills
• You have experience with continuous integration tools, specifically for build and test automation (ideally for the full software delivery process – build, test, deploy and monitor)
• You have a good understanding of scripting (ideally, Python)
• You have experience with best-in-class tools used throughout the software development lifecycle (ideally including those we use and those we could consider, e.g., Visual Studio, PyCharm, Git)

Desirable

• You have experience of programming in C++ in a scientific domain
• You have experience of desktop GUI development, ideally using Qt6
• You are a keen advocate of TDD, where and when appropriate
• You have an aptitude for debugging and diagnosing reported issues
• You have knowledge of SQL, specifically DDL and DML

Personal Skills & Abilities

• You possess excellent problem-solving and inter-personal skills
• You have the ability to self-manage complex workloads
• You must be comfortable communicating with fellow software engineers as well as scientists to understand their motivations and challenges
• You have great collaboration skills as you will be working closely with other people on the team

Benefits

• Performance-related bonus (up to twice-yearly, depending on performance)
• Paid time-off
• Training and Development
• Private Health Insurance
• Monthly company-wide social events
• A fun, respectful working environment