Software Engineer

Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.•Portland, ME

25d

About The Position

The principal responsibility of the Software Engineer is to develop and maintain applications that support our QuickScan platform and the diagnostic tests that use them. QuickScan is a series of integrated hardware and software reader systems used to interpret lateral flow test results for operational decision-making at detection points all along the food and feed supply chain. The Software Engineer is responsible for the development and maintenance of QuickScan software, including the addition of new features, debugging, and cross-platform support. This position will also collaborate with back-end and front-end developers to support integration of QuickScan software with the cloud-based data management system TotalHub. There may be opportunities for hardware development. The Software Engineer brings a customer-first approach to product development, investigation, and manufacturing support with internal and external users. This is a continuing growth position in software engineering and product technology with opportunities to explore and deepen enterprise-level skills on a wide variety of software and hardware systems.

Requirements

Strong experience building and supporting production C++ applications
Strong Qt experience with Qt Widgets/Qt Quick, UI tooling, and model/view patterns
Strong Windows native development/build experience, including MSVC toolchain and CLI builds
Experience with JavaScript in production environments is required
Strong debugging expertise, with proven ability to isolate failures across code, libraries, and dependencies
Superb and timely written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools, including Teams
Demonstrated ability to create clarity through standard work and documentation
Agility to move from feature engineering to field support without losing quality
Commitment to repeatable execution across build, test, and release processes
Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/CE/EE (or related field) preferred
Minimum 3 – 4 years of experience developing and supporting C++ software in production environments
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
Ability to work in manufacturing, office, and laboratory environments

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile (Plan, Sprint, Review), formal problem solving, and continuous improvement is a plus
Experience using modern AI-assisted tools for debugging, documentation, and test acceleration is a plus
Experience with cloud integrations including Amazon Web Services and client-to-cloud data flows is a plus
Experience with Elixir and/or React programming or troubleshooting is a plus
Additional skills training and certifications are welcome but not required

Responsibilities

Own the development and maintenance of QuickScan, including new features, refactoring, and defect resolution
Build and release engineering, including toolchain setup, build outputs and release management
Maintain project dependencies to ensure stable, repeatable builds across development environments
Write and maintain developer documentation including build/run SOPs and troubleshooting playbooks
Diagnose and resolve production issues reported by manufacturing, field teams, and customers
Follow change management best practices to maintain high product quality through the lifecycle
Collaborate with TotalHub integration partners to support workflows, data transport, and customer UX
Participate in formal problem solving and continuous improvement activities to reduce process waste
Contribute to design and troubleshooting discussions to gather voice-of-customer feedback
Create and maintain development documentation to preserve knowledge across the product lifecycle
Take ownership of communication including consistent follow-up with internal and external customers