R&D Engineer/Developer

Description

The R&D IT group at the company runs a large design infrastructure of more than 10,000 servers across 7 multi-cloud data centers worldwide, mostly running Linux.

The servers form high-performance distributed computing clusters used for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) simulations.

The role sits in the Hardware Design Environment (HDE) TR team and covers the full software lifecycle, from design and building through testing, deployment and ongoing improvement.

You will work in an Agile and DevOps setup with globally distributed colleagues, on technically hard problems that support business and engineering goals.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze and document business and technical requirements with stakeholders, end users, architects and other teams.
• Design, build, test and maintain secure, scalable, high-performance software and system solutions.
• Build automation that improves operational efficiency, deployments and system reliability.
• Build, deploy and support applications on Unix/Linux (Red Hat) and AWS.
• Take part in solution architecture, technical reviews and technology evaluations to keep work aligned with company goals.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows and infrastructure automation.
• Connect applications to enterprise systems, databases, APIs and third-party platforms.
• Diagnose and fix application, system and deployment faults through root-cause analysis.
• Make sure solutions meet standards for security, performance, scalability, availability and maintainability.
• Coordinate test strategy, code reviews and quality work with the QA engineer.
• Support users and stakeholders with technical guidance and keep improving delivered solutions.
• Write and keep up technical documentation: requirements, design specs, deployment procedures and support guides.
• Join Agile ceremonies including PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, retrospectives and releases.
• Deliver solutions for critical business operations and strategic initiatives alongside global teams.
• Push continuous improvement through innovation, automation and sound software engineering practice.

Requirements

• At least 10+ years of software development experience.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Perl, PHP, Python, C and C++.
• Solid grasp and hands-on use of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles.
• Strong programming skills to design, build, test and support enterprise applications and automation.
• Hands-on work with Unix/Linux (Red Hat) environments, including deployment and operational support.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services, cloud-native development, deployment and infrastructure management.
• Strong command of Unix/Linux command-line tools, shell scripting and automation practices.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX for responsive web applications.
• Good understanding of MySQL database design, development, optimization and administration.
• Knowledge of AI, machine learning fundamentals and AI agent frameworks for intelligent automation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, solution design and cross-functional work.
• Preferred: familiarity with semiconductor design and verification tools, including Calibre and PVS.
• Preferred: understanding of semiconductor design, manufacturing and production processes.
• Preferred: knowledge of networking concepts such as bridging, synchronization, queuing and communication protocols.
• Preferred: experience with Apache Web Server, application hosting and server OS administration.
• Preferred: exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and production support.
• Preferred: familiarity with AI-assisted development and code review tools, which is an advantage.
• Also valued: experience mentoring junior engineers, managing several priorities, adapting quickly to new technology, clear written and spoken communication, a results focus, and the ability to influence non-technical audiences with data.
• Works independently with strong ownership in a fast-paced setting.

Conditions

The posting gives no further details on location, hours or contract type beyond the Netherlands reference in the company information.