Contract Application Developer - C++/QT
<p><b>Salary: £40,000 - 70,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong commercial experience with C++ and Qt for GUI and application development.</li><li>Proven background working on embedded systems or hardware-integrated applications.</li><li>Confident using Python for tooling, automation, or integration tasks.</li><li>Comfortable navigating low-level constraints, hardware interfaces, and embedded development workflows.</li><li>Analytical, detail-driven, and able to communicate effectively across engineering teams.</li><li>Desirable: Experience with cross-platform or resource-constrained environments.</li><li>Desirable: Familiarity with embedded Linux, device drivers, or hardware-software integration.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Develop and enhance GUI and application-level features using C++ and Qt for embedded platforms.</li><li>Build on-screen display tools and front-end components for hardware-integrated applications.</li><li>Contribute to Python-based tooling, automation, and integration scripts.</li><li>Collaborate with embedded engineers, product teams, and test to refine requirements and deliver high-quality software.</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise code for performance, memory usage, and hardware constraints.</li><li>Support the full development lifecycle from design through to deployment on embedded targets.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Embedded</li><li>Hardware</li><li>Support</li><li>Linux</li><li>Python</li><li>Qt</li><li>C++</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are an established technology business located in Colchester, seeking an experienced Applications Developer for a 3–6 month contract role. You will support a series of embedded, GUI-driven software projects within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Our work environment is fast-paced and collaborative, emphasizing high-quality application features and user-facing interfaces. This role has an indicative outside IR35 determination, allowing candidates to operate through their own Personal Service Company (PSC). We expect a strong presence on-site, with some flexibility depending on project phase.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong commercial experience with C++ and Qt for GUI and application development.</li><li>Proven background working on embedded systems or hardware-integrated applications.</li><li>Confident using Python for tooling, automation, or integration tasks.</li><li>Comfortable navigating low-level constraints, hardware interfaces, and embedded development workflows.</li><li>Analytical, detail-driven, and able to communicate effectively across engineering teams.</li><li>Desirable: Experience with cross-platform or resource-constrained environments.</li><li>Desirable: Familiarity with embedded Linux, device drivers, or hardware-software integration.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Develop and enhance GUI and application-level features using C++ and Qt for embedded platforms.</li><li>Build on-screen display tools and front-end components for hardware-integrated applications.</li><li>Contribute to Python-based tooling, automation, and integration scripts.</li><li>Collaborate with embedded engineers, product teams, and test to refine requirements and deliver high-quality software.</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise code for performance, memory usage, and hardware constraints.</li><li>Support the full development lifecycle from design through to deployment on embedded targets.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Embedded</li><li>Hardware</li><li>Support</li><li>Linux</li><li>Python</li><li>Qt</li><li>C++</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are an established technology business located in Colchester, seeking an experienced Applications Developer for a 3–6 month contract role. You will support a series of embedded, GUI-driven software projects within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Our work environment is fast-paced and collaborative, emphasizing high-quality application features and user-facing interfaces. This role has an indicative outside IR35 determination, allowing candidates to operate through their own Personal Service Company (PSC). We expect a strong presence on-site, with some flexibility depending on project phase.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>