Your tasks
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a vital contributor to the future of the Kardex WES platform. Your primary mission will be to ensure the stability, scalability, and robustness of our in-house solutions that orchestrate complex warehouse operations. Beyond coding, you will actively shape our engineering culture by mentoring junior developers and advocating for best practices across the team.
If you’re a curious, driven individual who wants to explore how technology powers modern automated warehouses — and how systems are built for reliability, scalability, and efficiency — we’d love to meet you.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and test software in accordance with technical and functional requirements.
Create and maintain detailed design documentation, user guides, and technical specifications.
Take ownership of project deliverables from detailed design and technical specification documentation to rigorous testing, code review, and successful deployment.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project success.
Proactively identify and resolve complex technical debt and performance bottlenecks to ensure applications maintain high reliability and throughput.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering best practices and knowledge sharing.
Job requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
Expert proficiency in at least one modern backend language: C#, Java, or Kotlin.
Basic understanding of web development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Experience with a modern framework (React or Angular) is a significant asset.
Proven experience working with relational databases, specifically MSSQL or PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
Strong background in designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices.
Experience in CI/CD pipeline management (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and version control systems (preferably Git).
Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and experience with modern development tools and practices, including JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, and Agile methodologies.
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies, particularly Docker, for application development and deployment.
Exceptional analytical skills and a track record of solving complex, real-time problems.
Eagerness to work with or learn other programming languages like Go or Python.
Nice-to-Have:
Experience with DevOps practices and deployment on Cloud Platforms (preferably Azure).
Prior knowledge or experience in the Automated Warehouse domain (WMS, WES, or WCS systems).
Familiarity with low-latency communication protocols and message queues (e.g. MQTT).
Your profile
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Expert proficiency in at least one of C#, Java, or Kotlin
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Experience with React or Angular
- Experience with MSSQL or PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices
- Experience managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
- Experience with version control systems, preferably Git
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, and Agile methodologies
- Hands-on experience with Docker
- Exceptional analytical skills and complex real-time problem-solving experience
- Willingness to work with or learn Go or Python
- Experience with DevOps practices and cloud platforms, preferably Azure
- Knowledge or experience in automated warehouse systems, including WMS, WES, or WCS
- Familiarity with low-latency communication protocols and message queues such as MQTT
What We Do
Kardex is a global industry partner for intralogistics solutions and a leading provider of automated storage solutions and material handling systems. Kardex consists of two entrepreneurially managed divisions, Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog. Kardex Remstar develops, manufactures, and maintains dynamic storage and retrieval systems, while Kardex Mlog offers integrated material handling systems and automated high-bay warehouses. Kardex also acts as a global AutoStore™ partner, offering flexible and modular storage and order fulfillment solutions. Kardex Remstar, Kardex Mlog, and Kardex AutoStore are partners to their customers throughout the entire life cycle of a product or solution, starting with the assessment of customer requirements, through planning, realization, and maintenance of customer-specific systems, to ensuring high availability and low life cycle costs by means of customer-oriented life cycle management. The Group employs around 2,500 people in over 30 countries. Kardex Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1989.
