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You will work in scrum teams aligned to our customers’ engineering disciplines, contributing to consistent delivery and modernisation of our product’s extensive feature set.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop and implement functional features as per Product Owner requests.\nAnalyse, investigate and debug issues found both internally (by the team) and externally (by customers).\nDrive quality throughout our product by taking the initiative on automated testing, architectural refactoring, and communal best practices.\nDemonstrate sound decision making on individual and team workloads to ensure it is delivered in a timely manner.\nEssential Requirements\nExperience developing professional software applications using C++ and/or C#.\nAwareness of industrial engineering and/or factory plant design.\nComfortable with source control systems (GIT) and automated build pipelines (Azure DevOps).\nPractices Agile and Scrum methodologies.\nDesired Skills & Competencies\nExperience working with Fortran and/or PML.\n\nEfficient/Organised: The pace at AVEVA can be exciting and fast, so whilst you will need excellent time management and effective prioritisation, we will do all we can to support a balanced portfolio of work, and your wellbeing.\nQuality Software: You are passionate about delivering software that is reliable, performant and scales well. You also endeavour to see these characteristics reflected in our delivery processes as well.\nProblem Solving: You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into investigations. Troubleshooting and solving challenging problems is a big part of this role.\nConstantly Growing: You are self-motivated and curious to learn new skills (both technical and otherwise), which is a must for reaching and expanding your potential at AVEVA.\nR&D at AVEVA\nOur global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.\nOur track record of innovation is no fluke - it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. 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The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.\nHiring process\nInterested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.\nFind out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process\nAbout AVEVA\nAVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life - such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals - safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.\nWe are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. 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