Ready for the job that challenges and encourages you to get the best out of yourself? Do you feel at home in a highly innovative R&D environment? Then join our team at Cognex!
Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision, with annual revenue approaching $1 Billion. We are a financially strong international company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative environment of a startup. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids,” take their work seriously but don't take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun and rewarding environment.
Work as part of one of the most successful companies in the industry!
Join a warm, informal and personable culture with monthly events and quarterly activities to strengthen the team.
We have an on-site gym for all our employees, a community of active runners, and other sport activities.
Join your colleagues in regular social outings as a team.
Just some loose terms to show that we are buzzword-proof: multi-national development teams, heterogeneous multi-core system, real-time applications, industry 4.0. Sounds exciting, right?
What you will do:
Design and implement software components and services shared across multiple teams, improve process communication, integrate and implement this and other application functionality into the final product
Debug and troubleshoot in a hardware and software environment on heterogeneous multi-core systems
Ensure a robust and high-quality product by test automation
Support and communicate with other Cognex internal teams in various locations.
Occasional travel to the USA or Hungary
About you:
Experience Depth: You have 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a strong focus on C/C++, embedded systems, or scalable applications.
Passionate Innovator: You're not just any software professional; you're a visionary eager to shape the future. Your passion for technology drives you to explore and master the latest developments, keeping our software at the forefront of the industry.
Educational Excellence: With a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, your academic background lays the foundation for your success in our cutting-edge R&D environment.
Coding Connoisseur: Your expertise in C++ and C is essential, and your experience with Python code is highly desirable. You bring a pragmatic approach to coding, creating solutions that are both elegant and effective.
Versatile Developer: Whether it's software architecture, API development, or embedded Linux, your diverse interests and experience make you a valuable asset to our team.
Analytical Ace: Your high energy and motivation are matched only by your strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You tackle challenges head-on and emerge with innovative solutions.
Frontend Trailblazer: You have strong experience building large‑scale frontend applications, solid Angular skills or the drive to master it quickly, deep TypeScript expertise, and the ability to rapidly adopt new frameworks and modern frontend architectures.
Communication Champion: With excellent presentation and communication skills, you articulate complex ideas with clarity and inspire collaboration among your peers.
Language Leader: Your fluency in English ensures that you can engage effectively with our multinational development teams and contribute to our global success.
Work location: Krefelder Straße 218 52070 Aachen, Germany
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Additional Job DescriptionSkills Required
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Strong expertise in C++ and C
- Experience with Python is desirable
- Experience with Angular and TypeScript
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognex and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognex.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and dental coverage are included, and coverage is described as good compared to alternatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A PTO/Vacation policy is in place and time off is generally considered reasonable; time away is treated as actual downtime without expectations to work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is offered and is characterized as solid, though not best-in-class.
Cognex Insights
What We Do
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
