Job Description We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer who wants to stay deeply Your code won't just live in a cluster somewhere: it will run inside smart cameras on factory floors and distribution centers around the world. You'll join a team developing software that powers Cognex machine vision systems used across global manufacturing, logistics, and industrial automation. Having built applications in .NET, C++, and Python over the years, the team has recently added Rust. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who enjoys shipping meaningful features, solving complex technical problems, and improving a long-lived production platform. You'll remain deeply hands-on with software deployed on our smart camera devices in customer environments, working as part of a small, 10-person team that collaborates with engineering teams around the world, primarily in the US. This isn't embedded firmware development, but it calls for the same mindset: valuing reliability, performance, and thoughtful use of resources over typical cloud-native trade-offs. Responsibilities Design, develop, and support production software using .NET and Python, with occasional Angular work and growing use of Rust (including an existing Rust library consumed by C++ products) as part of a growing ecosystem Translate ambiguous requirements into clear designs, leading them through implementation, testing, and release as reliable features Investigate and resolve complex technical issues across a mature platform Make pragmatic technical decisions accounting for product, system, and cross-team dependencies Enhance engineering practices, code quality, documentation, testability, system stability, and operational confidence Contribute through code reviews, documentation, and clear technical communication Collaborate with local and global engineering teams to align dependencies and deliver cohesive solutions Required Skills 5+ years of software engineering experience delivering multi-release production systems Strong .NET, OOP Python, Java, or comparable experience, with adaptability for new languages Experience with production software deployed on physical device hardware (not purely cloud-native or Kubernetes-based) Comfortable working in Linux environments Strong analytical, debugging, troubleshooting, and communication skills Working Knowledge Experience with backend systems and frontend frameworks (Angular, React, Vue, etc.) Resource-conscious design for constrained or operational environments Understanding of memory, performance, and reliability (no firmware/embedded required) What You Can Learn in the Role Cognex products and the industrial automation domain Angular specifically Rust and its role in our longer-term platform direction Ways of Working Auckland-based hybrid (3 days office, 2 WFH) Close collaboration with US engineering, with occasional early starts Requires scheduling flexibility to support global customers Occasional on-call support (~1 week in 6), not a core duty . Additional Job Description WE MAKE COMPUTERS THAT CAN SEE Cognex is the largest, most successful and most recognized global player in industrial machine vision. Using advanced optics, image sensors, and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image, then analyze it to make sense of what’s being seen. Companies use Cognex vision and ID in their manufacturing processes to improve product quality, guide assembly robots, and track items through each stage of production and distribution. Cognex is focused entirely on solving the toughest problems in industrial machine vision and ID, and we have sold more solutions in these areas than any other company in the world. More than a billion products are made each day using Cognex vision. The only thing smarter than our vision and ID systems are the people that stand behind them. One of them could be you!

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