Intermediate to Senior Software Engineer contributing to a production platform used in large‑scale logistics operations around the world. This role suits an engineer who enjoys shipping meaningful features, learning a complex domain, and collaborating with senior engineers and technical leads to raise the bar on quality, reliability, and delivery.
Engineers at the senior level are expected to operate with greater independence and influence technical direction through experience, strong judgement, and consistently high‑quality execution.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and ship features that directly improve the platform for customers globally.
Contribute to technical discussions and design reviews, influencing solutions through thoughtful analysis and strong code.
Build dependable software for real‑world systems that cannot rely on frequent updates or rapid iteration after deployment.
Collaborate closely with peers and US‑based stakeholders on delivery, design, and technical alignment.
Incrementally improve code quality, documentation, and operational confidence.
Participate in occasional support rotations, including diagnostics, root‑cause analysis, and fixes.
(Senior) Provide technical guidance through example, code review, and pragmatic problem solving.
Required Skills
Strong experience with .NET in production systems.
Strong working knowledge of Python.
Frontend experience using Angular or similar frameworks.
Comfortable working in Linux / Ubuntu environments.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
Intermediate: Typically 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in relevant technologies and production environments, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
Senior: Typically 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of impact on production systems and technical decision‑making.
Nice to Have
Experience in logistics, supply chain, or other operationally complex domains.
Exposure to service‑oriented architectures.
Experience supporting live, business‑critical systems.
Experience with Rust, or a genuine interest in learning it.
Ways of Working
Work closely with a US‑based engineering team, with regular overlap for collaboration and alignment.
Our customers operate globally, so some scheduling flexibility supports effective partnership.
Support is an occasional rotation (approximately one week in every six), not a primary responsibility.
Hybird work from home policy.
Location
- 3/4D Pacific Rise Mt Wellington, Auckland 1060. New Zealand
- 3 Days in office - 2 days WFH
Skills Required
- Strong experience with .NET in production systems
- Strong working knowledge of Python
- Frontend experience using Angular or similar frameworks
- Comfortable working in Linux / Ubuntu environments
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills
- Typically 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
