Junior Industrial Software Engineer and Developer

Tasks & Duties

• Contribute to production software through tooling, automation, prototyping, and rapid iteration
• Design, build, and maintain an industrial MES software architecture using C#, Winforms, SQL and API interfaces.
• Build and improve developer experience, internal observability, diagnostics, and operational tooling.
• Develop practical solutions in Python, C#, SQL, and API integrations.
• Create and validate proof-of-concepts and experimental implementations with concrete, usable deliverables.
• Own selected technical domains, with defined scope and measurable outcomes.
• Provide third-level support for all products under scope, including log analysis, issue reproduction, bug investigation, and collaboration on corrective fixes.
• Challenge existing conventions constructively, proposing simpler, faster, or more effective approaches.

Challenges

• Taking real technical ownership in the role.
• Balancing rapid experimentation with the quality expectations of production software.
• Operating effectively in industrial and operational environments where reliability matters.
• Continuously developing technical depth while staying curious and unconventional.

Network / Relations

• Reports to direct Manager.
• Group Engineering.
• Collaborates with internal MES and third-party integration teams.
• Collaborates with the Industrial Data Architect / Developer.
• Interfaces with production operations, application users, and support teams.

Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Increase execution capacity and innovation velocity.
• Own assigned technical domains with real accountability.
• Build and maintain tooling, automation, and observability components.
• Contribute to production support by investigating incidents, reproducing defects, and validating corrections.
• Maintain high personal standards for code quality, version control discipline, and technical documentation.

Education

• Bachelor's degree, technical diploma, or equivalent practical experience in software engineering, information systems, or a related technical discipline.

Professional Experience

• 1–3 years of professional experience, or demonstrable practical experience through internships, academic projects, or personal initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with at least some of: Python, C#, SQL, REST APIs, Git.
• Exposure to software support, debugging, or test automation.
• Personal or side projects demonstrating curiosity and self-driven learning.
• Exposure to industrial, manufacturing, or operational software environments.

Expertise

• Software development fundamentals and clean coding practices.
• Scripting, automation, and developer tooling.
• SQL and relational data handling.
• REST API consumption and integration.
• Git-based development and branching workflows.
• Observability, logging, diagnostics, and issue reproduction.
• Python and/or C# development.
• Time-series databases or operational data storage concepts.
• MQTT or event-driven messaging concepts          .
• Container development environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms or hybrid cloud/edge deployment patterns
• Dashboard or data visualization tooling.

Personality

• Adaptable, and intellectually curious.
• Proactive and self-directed.
• Learns fast, iterates quickly, and is not discouraged by ambiguity.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and proposing unconventional approaches.
• Mature enough to carry real technical responsibility.

Languages

• Fluent English (Witten & oral)
• Fluent local language (Written & oral)
• Other languages

Other

• Strong written communication in English is required; technical collaboration and documentation are conducted in English.
• Independent contribution is expected from day one.
• Third-level support responsibilities are part of the role.