C / C++ Software Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment
Southampton, United Kingdom
3 days ago
£45,000 – £50,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £50,000 pa

Posted
6 Oct 2026 (3 days ago)

Spectrum IT Recruitment is working with an innovative technology business at the forefront of5G and wireless communications. They're looking for a Software Engineer to join their software team in Southampton.

This role would suit someone whose main focus isC or C++ software development, particularly in multithreaded or high-performance systems.

The Role

You'll develop, integrate and optimise software that supports the company's 5G NR Physical Layer (PHY) technology. Working with software, hardware, architecture and system-test teams, you'll tackle performance challenges and help build reliable software for a demanding technical environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop C/C++ software used to run and test 5G NR PHY algorithms
  • Improve software performance through optimisation and multithreading
  • Integrate software components and help resolve complex technical issues
  • Develop and maintain automated testing and CI processes
  • Collaborate with hardware, architecture and system-test teams
  • Support interoperability testing with customers, vendors and operators
  • Contribute to technical reviews and wider software engineering decisions

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  • Strong commercial experience developing software inC or C++
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience withmultithreaded or high-performance software
  • An interest in solving complex performance and optimisation challenges

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of SIMD or hardware acceleration
  • An understanding of signal processing
  • Exposure to 5G, O-RAN or fronthaul protocols such as eCPRI

Why This Opportunity?

You'll join a software team working on challenging5G technology, with opportunities to solve performance problems and collaborate across several engineering disciplines.

If you're a C/C++ Software Engineer who enjoys building and optimising complex software, we'd love to hear from you.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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