Senior C++ Developer

Job Details Hybrid: 1 days in Office / 4 days home Location: Bristol Salary/Package: £51k - £63K Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Access to a Benefits Portal and Employee Assistance Program, EV Car and Cycle to Work scheme, Flexible weekly well‑being time, Dedicated Volunteering time, 25 days holiday rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays, Comprehensive induction and training program. General Our client is the UK's leading provider of electronic and paper document distribution services. By providing our service to NHS, Local Government, and a wide range of commercial organisations we make a real difference to patients, citizens and businesses through our innovative use of communication technology.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Testing Team in a rapidly growing company. Role Description As part of the Research and Development Team you will build and maintain releases of our core customer‑facing and internal applications, working closely with Product & Testing teams to achieve full release status. You will work with the full suite of applications, use your C++ knowledge to identify improvement areas and act in collaboration with the established team.

You will collaborate with existing developers to share knowledge and mentor them, fostering a collaborative environment. A key aim of this role is to champion best practices and support continuous skill development within the team. This position will evolve over time, eventually progressing to a key driver of our modernisation strategy in AWS after establishing a strong foundation with our applications.

Profile You are an established software developer interested in progressing your career. You pride yourself on innovation, embracing change and new ideas, and are seen as self‑motivated, innovative, and a problem‑solver. You understand the importance of data security and can keep confidential information safe.

Duties Refining new feature requests with stakeholders to make them development ready Collaborating on system design Delivering high‑quality software Mentoring team members & coaching them on best practice and improvements Reviewing pull requests Planning and actioning refactoring efforts to support the wider product strategy Developing new features according to specification Triaging and fixing defects Essential Experience Advanced C++ expertise – deep knowledge of modern C++ standards with a proven track record of delivering high‑quality, production‑ready code for Windows services/applications Mentorship & upskilling – demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and upskill developers through code reviews and knowledge sharing Technical debt reduction – experience in identifying, prioritising and refactoring code to improve modularity, testability, and maintainability Architectural/System design support – ability to contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy, supporting the broader product vision Key Skills Lead and negotiate effectively across teams and stakeholders, demonstrating strong decision‑making and influencing skills in complex technical and collaborative environments Be a self‑motivated problem‑solver Be accurate and have a keen eye for detail Have a clear and confident communication style, both written and verbal, and be comfortable communicating at all levels Always manage confidential information sensitively Work within an agile software development environment Desirable Experience C#, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure Cloud enablement – practical experience in restructuring codebases to support cloud migration and scalable, cloud‑native architectures Project leadership – experience in leading a group of developers across multi‑month projects Working Relationships You will work closely with the Product & Testing Teams to perform all planned and reactive tasks, escalating to your Line Manager when potential issues are identified. Special/Additional Working Conditions You will be working at either our Wellington, Bristol or Milton Keynes office. Travel to other offices may be required in exceptional circumstances to support our teams in these locations.

All offices are fully air‑conditioned with a modern and spacious open‑plan layout. The Head Office is situated close to J26 of the M5 where there is free on‑street parking. Equal Opportunity and Data Privacy Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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