Software Engineer - Full Stack Developer

Join our Process Automation team in Royston as a Software Engineer.

We are looking for a Software Engineer for our Process Automation department at Sartorius, reporting to the Software Development Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for delivery of software for bioprocessing products used across pharmaceuticals and biotech customers, with the main focus on web engineering and working in C#/ to bridge current and future stacks.

The team consists of 13 professionals, and we are looking forward to shaping the future with you.  

This position is available full-time based at our site in Royston (Hertfordshire), with some hybrid working available. The site is a short walk from Royston train station, on the Cambridge to London route and close to A505. 

Grow with us – Your Responsibilities  

• Build

  • Architect and implement modern web components (TypeScript/React), focusing on performance, accessibility, and maintainability.

  • Produce clear design documentation (e.g., ADRs, UML) to align implementation with intent.

• Collaborate

  • Partner with Product Management and domain experts to shape requirements into small, testable increments.

  • Participate in design and code reviews; mentor engineers on best practices.

• Quality

  • Write clean, testable code with unit, integration, and UI/component tests (e.g: Jest/React Testing Library).

  • Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team.

  • Work within appropriate quality and compliance practices for the domain.

• DevOps

  • Improve CI/CD pipelines, build reliability, and automated test coverage.

  • Help streamline release processes to reduce lead time and increase deployment confidence.

What will convince us 

• Experience of professional software development experience delivering production systems

• Strong modern web experience: TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML/CSS; React preferred

• Practical experience with automated testing, version control (Git), code reviews and CI/CD

• Ability to turn product requirements into clear designs and incremental deliveries

• Collaborative communication skills and a continuous improvement mindset

Nice to Have

• Solid C#/.NET skills including object‑oriented design and asynchronous programming.

• React ecosystem expertise (state management, component libraries, accessibility)

• WPF/XAML experience and desktop – web integration patterns

• API design and implementation (REST/GraphQL), versioning, and security basics.

• Data visualization, performance tuning, and profiling (front end and/or .NET).

• DevOps exposure (pipelines, build tooling, artifact management, infrastructure as code).

• Experience in regulated or quality-focused environments (e.g., GxP, ISO).

In order to commence working with us, the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.

What we offer 

As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the German TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits: 

• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings

• Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform – even before joining

• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as coaching, agile working and businesswomen network

• Health & Well-Being: Wide section of health and well-being support such as healthcare plans and health assessment services 

Benefits

Attractive Working Conditions

• 37.5 hour working week

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays

• Annual option to buy, sell or carry over annual leave

• Free parking on site

• Free hot and cold drinks

Health & Wellbeing

• Competitive benefits package, including:

  • Private Medical Insurance

  • Private Dental Insurance

  • Group Life Assurance

  • Travel Insurance (employee paid)

  • Salary Sacrifice Health Assessment Service

  • Salary Sacrifice Cycle to Work Scheme

Planning Ahead For Your Future

• Group Personal Pension Plan

• Group Income Protection

• Salary Sacrifice Will Writing Service

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
www.sartorius.com/careers