R&D Senior Software Developer, ABB Robotics

Description

The role sits in the robotics business of the company, a leading global robotics firm. The company has announced a plan for SoftBank Group to acquire that business.

SoftBank Group is a technology group and investor and operator focused on AI, robotics and next-generation computing. You would join a team shaping the future of robotics, working with experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven setting.

You would report to the R&D Team Lead.

Responsibilities

• Help develop the next-generation programming interface, a cross-platform solution built on the latest.NET technologies, and contribute significantly to project results.
• Work on the touch-based software platform for handheld devices, which is the main interface for controlling, programming, calibrating and moving the robots.
• Work with your team toward agreed targets and goals, collaborating closely with other teams in a global setting.
• Apply Lean-Agile methods in R&D projects, with a global outlook.

Requirements

• A strong background in software development and experience in robotics.
• Roughly 5 to 8 years of software development in C,.NET, WPF and XAML.
• Experience with asynchronous programming.
• Experience with memory and performance profiling.
• Experience developing software for resource-constrained platforms.
• Knowledge of Windows system programming and configuration, and of HTML5 and JavaScript.
• Domain knowledge in robotics.

Conditions

The company values people from different backgrounds.

Applications close on 16th October, but recruitment is ongoing and the role may be filled before then.