Focal point Positioning

Focal Point Positioning in Cambridge is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and maintain essential platforms for engineering teams. This role involves building cloud infrastructure, managing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring system reliability. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps roles, strong Linux administration skills, and an understanding of infrastructure-as-code. The position offers a salary between £70,000 and £80,000 per annum, along with a range of benefits.

Focal Point Positioning seeks a Software Engineer with strong MATLAB experience in Cambridge. You'll be involved in developing tools that enhance customer interfaces while collaborating with world-leading GNSS specialists. Ideal candidates will have a background in Engineering or Science with at least a year of numerical analysis or software development experience. The role offers a full-time permanent contract with a generous salary package and opportunities for career development.

Location Location: Cambridge Way of Working: Office based or Hybrid (attend office 1-2 days per week) Hours of work: 40 hours per week Length: Full-time / Permanent Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum (DOE) Our Purpose To improve every positioning solution. We develop groundbreaking technology that boosts the accuracy, reliability and security of radio receivers. Chipset manufacturers and Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) partner with us to enhance the capability of their devices, helping to improve the lives of billions of people who rely on location technologies. The Opportunity We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Internal Infrastructure & Tooling team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the platforms and tooling that our engineering teams rely on every day. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS and on premises hardware, ensuring reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. Own and evolve our CI/CD pipelines, enabling engineering teams to develop their products with confidence. Manage and harden Linux-based systems across our internal estate. Develop internal tooling and automation to improve developer experience and operational efficiency. Collaborate with security stakeholders to embed best practices into infrastructure and deployment workflows. Contribute to incident response and post-incident reviews. Mentor other engineers and lead by example for infrastructure standards across the organization. Experience Essential: Strong knowledge of Linux administration, networking, and troubleshooting in production environments. Several years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering role. A solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and modern deployment practices. Desirable: Experience writing and managing Terraform modules and state at scale. Comfortable scripting and building tooling in Python. Experience designing and maintaining pipelines in GitLab CI/CD. Familiarity with infrastructure security practices such as secrets management, vulnerability scanning. Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker). Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Benefits 8% employer-contribution pension scheme Flexible working: in-hub (3+ days per week) or hybrid (1-2 days per week) 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Additional annual leave after 3 years Enhanced special leave Extra annual leave at the end of December Company Options Scheme (determined by Executive Team) Up to £5000 recommend a friend scheme Cycle to work scheme Private Healthcare - Vitality Health (after successful completion of probation) In-hub office lunches on us Paid professional memberships Free parking onsite Equal Opportunities We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Location: Cambridge (In-Hub) Hours of work: 40 hours per week Length: Full-time / Permanent Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Are you ready to change the world? Our vision is simple: to improve every positioning solution We are driven by a purpose to set a new standard for positioning technologies. Our advanced technology, which is an integral part of a chip or operating system, is transforming the capabilities of billions of devices used every day around the world, enhancing the efficiency and safety of everyday life. The Opportunity: We are seeking a Software Engineer with strong MATLAB experience to join our progressive and collaborative team. In this role, you will contribute to evaluation and analysis activities while developing tools that enhance both our customer and product interface. Working closely with world-leading GNSS specialists, you will have the opportunity to build high-quality software and expand your technical expertise. Ideal candidates will have a background in Engineering or Science, a proactive mindset, and a strong desire to broaden their knowledge - particularly within GNSS technology - while aligning with our company's Shared Beliefs. Key Responsibilities Actively contributes to the design, development and testing of analysis software Take initiative and responsibility to drive product development Learn about GNSS technology, FocalPoint's core product/s and our customer requirements Consider the user experience as well as the technical requirements Participate in code reviews processes Apply agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered outcome Generate ideas for product features and improvements Your Experience Essential Minimum 1 year of numerical analysis or software development experience within employment or academia Strong MATLAB programming skills Knowledge gained through a degree or equivalent practical experience in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields. Software specific projects would be advantageous Desirable Familiarity with modern software tools and methods including version control systems and continuous integration systems Experience with C++ or object-oriented programming Experience delivering production software The Package Your development is equally important as our business grows and we offer opportunities including appraisals, career development plans, training courses, feedback sessions through 1-2-1 meetings, knowledge-sharing and cross-training. Our generous benefits package includes the following; 8% company contribution pension scheme 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Office closure at the end of the year Additional annual leave based on your length of service Enhanced parental leave Paid professional memberships and career development through our personalised framework Daily in-hub lunches Free parking Company Options Scheme Up to £5000 Recommend a Friend scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Vitality Health Core Package private healthcare (inclusive of mental health cover, EAP, dental, hearing and optical cover, and more) Company options are not offered as part of the package. You may be offered them through your employment. Our Guiding Principle and Values Our guiding principle, Strive for Excellence, sets the expectation of how we operate. It helps to shape our work environment, and how we should navigate everything we do from our day to day behaviours to the way we interact across the organisation. We value high integrity. We demonstrate this through honesty, transparency and ethical behaviours. We value high performance. We demonstrate this through active problem solving, proactively seeking out solutions. We value high collaboration. We demonstrate this through empowering our people and teams, creating an environment that encourages inclusivity and respect. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe that diversity fosters innovation and creativity, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all.