We don’t just build technology. We build hope.
Are you a recent graduate ready to make a meaningful impact through technology? At Elekta, we’re looking for a Graduate Software Engineer to join our mission of advancing cancer care through innovation.
In this role, you’ll be part of a dynamic scrum team developing control systems software for our cutting-edge radiotherapy systems. You’ll contribute to applications that bridge treatment management software with real-time control systems, and support the migration of these solutions to a modern, containerised microservice-based platform.
Working within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment, you’ll gain hands-on experience in a safety-critical domain where software quality is paramount. This is a unique opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with experienced engineers, and help shape the future of oncology technology.
What you’ll do at Elekta
- Develop and maintain applications and the control system for the Elekta Radiotherapy Treatment System (Linac).
- Full stack development from desktop-based UI development down to messaging and storage solutions, with client /server aspects.
- Maintaining and enhancing Software quality metrics including test through unit testing and attention to detail. Ensuring the code is well tested.
- Ensure that all products are developed in accordance with the applicable published development process and documentation is created in line with this.
- Contribute as needed to enhance our CI/CD pipeline and test automation environments, enabling fast and effective delivery and deployment.
- Be open, honest and respectful with your opinion, sharing technical insight to innovate and improve our products and ways of working.
- Maintain a professional approach, attending and contributing to team meetings as required, and completing a timesheet.
- Continuous improvement through training and learning to keep up to date with industry trends and standards in the healthcare industry and the wider software engineering domain.
- Working as part of a scrum team to not only deliver your own tasks but assist others where priorities require it, or impediments exist.
- Additional roles and responsibilities may be assigned as required.
The right stuff:
- Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Structured and professional approach to engineering
- Understanding and experience of Agile and SAFe methodologies.
- Previous experience of Medical Devices (or other regulated/safety critical areas)
What you bring:
*We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—your unique skills and experiences might be exactly what we're looking for!
- Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- Development using C#/.NET platform and/or C++ on Windows.
- Knowledge and understanding of software engineering disciplines, practices, and techniques.
- Object Oriented design.
- Unit testing.
- Real time and Embedded development experience.
- Experience of CI/CD & automated testing
- Hyper-V / VMware
- Domain Driven Design practices
- Asynchronous programming and event driven systems using Message queues
- Understanding and experience of the overall SDLC for application development
- Cloud DevOps.
- Containerisation (e.g. Docker)
What you’ll get:
In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.
- Hybrid work option (you are required to work from the Crawley HQ at least 3 days/week)
- Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance
- Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
- Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)
Hiring process
We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.
Your Elekta contact
For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Sarah Elmasry, at Sarah.Elmasry@elekta.com. We do not accept applications through e-mail.
We are an equal opportunity employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.