Software Engineer Simulacrum

• Contribute to the design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance of hardware and instrument simulation software within an agile team
• Build and evolve a comprehensive simulation ecosystem that serves as the foundation for automated software testing across multiple instrument projects
• Continuously improve the software stack, architecture, and toolchain with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability
• Collaborate closely with internal software development teams as key stakeholders and users of the simulation platform
• Support automated testing approaches, including Behavior Driven Development (BDD) concepts
• Take ownership across the full software lifecycle, from design to operation, Our client is a globally active Life Science organisation based in Switzerland, developing medical instruments used worldwide. Within their engineering organisation, a central software components unit provides reusable platforms, tools, and simulation environments that enable efficient and high-quality software development across multiple instrument programs. The team operates in a modern, agile setup and plays a key role in accelerating development cycles while ensuring the reliability of safety-critical medical systems.

Must-Have

• Technical University degree in Software Engineering or a comparable technical field
• Strong hands-on experience with modern C++ (C++17 or higher)
• Confident working on the GNU/Linux command line
• Solid experience with Git and at least one collaboration platform (GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps)
• Practical experience with Linux environments, e.g. Debian-based systems, basic system administration, packaging
• Experience with container technologies (e.g. Docker)
• Ability to write shell scripts
• Experience with modern Python, e.g.
• Developing command-line tools
• Implementing web backends
• Comfortable working in an agile environment
• Strong communication skills, open-minded team player, pragmatic problem solver
• Fluent English (spoken and written); German is a plus
• Knowledge of Rust is an advantage

Nice-to-have

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitLab CI
• Web frontend knowledge (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (ideally Angular)
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, OOD principles
• Experience with end-to-end responsibility in software projects
• Background in multi-process and multi-threaded application development

We are supporting a leading Swiss Life Science client in the search for a Software Engineer (C++ / Simulation) to strengthen a highly specialised team building hardware simulation and test automation solutions for medical instruments.