Junior Software Engineer / Drone Choreographer

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Zürich, CHE
In-Office
Junior
Cloud • Software • Automation
The Role
Create and test autonomous drone choreographies in C++, collaborate with clients and creative teams, support live shows worldwide, provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support, and improve Python-based fleet support tools. The role combines software engineering, creative choreography, hardware qualification, control algorithms, and on-site event delivery.
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The Team

For our live events department, we are looking for someone who can translate the emotions of a soundtrack into drone choreography while also bringing solid engineering skills to the table. In this role you’ll help create new choreographies for world-class productions such as Eurovision and artists including Celine Dion and Justin Bieber. Beyond the artistic work, you’ll also contribute to the technical backbone: developing our choreography pipeline, implementing new features in our drone show operation software, and improving the support tools that keep our global fleet flying reliably.

Do you thrive at the intersection of art and technology? Do you want to join a fast-moving team where your contributions will make a difference? Then join us!

What you'll do

The role is two-fold. 50% of your time will go to development and support work:

  • Developing new features for our drone show operation software and our choreography tools in C++
  • Improving and extending Python-based support tools for our growing global fleet
  • Providing Level 2 and Level 3 support for ongoing shows

The other 50% is dedicated to creating new and ongoing shows, including:

  • Collaborating with clients, directors, and creatives to design drone choreographies
  • Programming and testing choreographies for new shows in C++
  • Traveling on-site to help deliver shows worldwide

What you bring

  • Degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a similar field
  • Strong Programming skills in C++ and Python
  • A passion for creative work, whether professional or a personal artistic hobby, and a talent for translating artistic ideas into language non-technical stakeholders understand
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new topics

Nice to have

  • Web development or other modern software tooling experience
  • Background in live entertainment, animation, or similar creative fields
  • Experience in System and Controls (localization, control, hardware interfaces)

Who you are

  • Willingness to travel 10%-20%
  • You’re comfortable switching between deep technical work and creative discussions
  • You have a start-up mentality and thrive in an environment where you must be flexible and jump into different projects and roles when necessary
  • You’re a team player with strong problem-solving skills, capable of working independently in a fast-moving environment

Why Verity?

  • A great engineering culture, including flat hierarchies, an open-door policy, and a focus on joint responsibility and mutual trust and support
  • Working with a skilled, high-achieving, experienced, and fun team—with lots of opportunities to develop your professional career and grow with the company
  • Flexibility of a hybrid work environment. You can arrange start and finish times around your life (picking up kids, walking the dog, training for your next marathon at lunch)
  • 25 days of annual leave, employee stock ownership plan (conditions apply), variety of pension plans, and relocation packages
  • Annual team-building events, quarterly and monthly get-togethers, knowledge-sharing talks, game nights, and more
  • Welcoming office space complete with friendly team members, free snacks (fresh fruits, coffee, and more!), and fun activities—we’re dog-friendly!

Learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we think at www.verity.net

We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, physical [dis]ability, gender identity or length of time spent unemployed.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a similar field
  • Ability to program, test, and refine drone choreographies in C++
  • Solid software engineering practices, including testing, tooling, and code quality
  • Creative mindset and ability to discuss artistic concepts with non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new topics
  • Willingness to travel 10%–20%
  • Web development or modern software tooling experience
  • Background in live entertainment, animation, or similar creative fields
  • Systems and controls experience, including localization, control, or hardware interfaces
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The Company
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
142 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Founded in 2014, Verity is the global leader in autonomous indoor drone systems that work—every time. Team Verity includes more than 100 dedicated professionals who work together to imagine, create, and deliver solutions that solve our clients’ biggest challenges. Verity's cloud-based inventory management system powered by self-flying drones fully automates the labor-intensive task of scanning inventory in large warehouses for companies like Ingka, DSV, and Performance Team—A Maersk Company. Our live events solutions provide lighting designers with new tools for expression to create stunning visual effects that have helped top artists like Drake, Céline Dion, Justin Bieber, Metallica, and Cirque du Soleil captivate audiences worldwide. At Verity, we make robotics (and great careers) take flight. We are entrepreneurs, engineers, professionals, and designers, all working as one to build the automated systems that put Verity's self-flying drones to work in the warehouse and at live events around the globe.  Do you want to join a fast-growing technology company where your contributions will make a difference? Check out our open positions. See a role that’s right for you? Contact [email protected]. We can’t wait to meet you! - B2B sales professionals - Cloud engineers - Computer vision scientists - Data engineers - Electrical engineers - Field engineers - HR professionals - Key account managers - Manufacturing engineers - Mechanical engineers - Product managers - Project managers - Requirements engineers - Software developers/engineers - Solution engineers - System architecture engineers - Systems and control engineers - Test engineers - UX designers and engineers We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. All qualified applications will receive consideration without regard to race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or time spent unemployed.

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