Hardcore C++ Developer/Architect- machine control/robotics

Are you an experienced software developer/architect with a high personal drive? Will you thrive by working for a tech leader in a global industry? And are you motivated by being a part of making Leica Geosystems Machine Control Division (LGMCD) the leading company in the industry worldwide? If so, the job as hardcore C++ Developer/Architect could very well be something for you. 

When building the tallest buildings, the longest bridges and the biggest airplanes, people put their trust in the market-leading measurement and surveying solutions from Leica Geosystems. We deliver state-of-the- art GPS 
guidance and automation technology for heavy construction machinery, and our ambition is to become world market leader. Your mission will be to maintain and develop our position and reputation through top grade SW. 

The job 
We’re recruiting an experienced software developer for our site in Odense, who has a great desire to use acquired professional competencies to strengthen our Software Development Team within the R&D Organization. 

We develop state-of-the-art technology through innovative skills and professional project management, and you will be working in a team of enthusiastic and motivated team players. You will work on our SW architecture and develop new generations as well as maintain old generations of our SW. Consolidation of platforms for various types of machinery and uniforming of versions across user scenarios will be your key task. 

All tasks require you to analyze and come up with solutions to problems of varying complexity. Since you work in our R&D team, it’s important that you can work creatively while also following a structured development process. 

Leica Geosystems offers you a motivating job and workplace, and attractive opportunities to develop your career, in a company with more than 20 different nationalities working in Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia. 

Specific tasks
You will be working with C++ development within robotics-like scenarios, using 3D graphics programming to achieve ambitious goals.

Specific tasks include: 

• Contribute to all aspects of the SDLC (software development lifecycle) from design and specification to testing and documentation 
• Work with object oriented programming and software architecture 
• Follow agreed architectural goals and guidelines, and an agile development processes 
• Seek and use best practice methodologies and tools to deliver software to the required standards and to the highest possible speed of development 
• SW development utilizing Linux, GIT, QT, Boost and STL, OpenGL and 3D graphics programming 
• Provide input and recommendations into technical decision making and development direction 
• Responsibility for ongoing maintenance & improvement of the associated development environment 

Your profile 
With a degree in engineering or computer science your colleagues and leaders probably say that you have a high technical knowledge and a strong personal drive. You have a systematic and result-oriented approach to your work, and this makes you a person who succeeds. You are capable of working focused and independently within the given framework, as well as performing well in collaboration across the organization. You take responsibility for your assignments, are quality-conscious and meet your deadlines. 

You either have 5+ years’ experience in a role as C++ developer within robotics or 3D graphics programming or you’re a major talent recently graduated with a high interest in machine control/robotics. You hold an academic degree in engineering or computer science and you are passionate about software development. You have a strong technical knowledge and you easily familiarize with new technologies.

You already master several of the following relevant technologies and skills: 

• Object oriented programming and Software Architecture 
• Linux 
• GIT 
• QT, Boost and STL 
• OpenGL, linear algebra and vector math 
• Knowledge in robotics and surveying will be considered an advantage 

We offer you an exciting and challenging position in a company with a complete supply-chain, where you are close to the product and where you have a big influence on your own tasks. You will join a group of talented, motivated and ambitious colleagues, working closely together to ensure that progress targets are met. The team works closely together with other teams also, both in-house and in R&D departments in Sweden, Switzerland and Australia. 

For further information, please contact HR Partner, Proces Support A/S - Per Schorling, on M +45 2332 5825 for a quick review of your profile vis-a-vis the job. 

Application 
Deadline of application: 28th February, 2016

Please send your motivation letter and CV in English as .pdf by clicking on "Apply"

Please note that applications will be screened continuously. Qualified candidates may be contacted before deadline for applications. 

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