As one of the world’s leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing the quality of life. We’ve been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for over 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 8,500 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents.

We are looking for software engineers to strengthen our software development team by Bruker AXS in Karlsruhe. Bruker AXS, being part of the Bruker Corporation, is a leading global developer and manufacturer of analytical X-ray systems for elemental analysis and materials research. You will be working in small team on developing software packages and applications that allow customers to operate our analytical instruments, plan and perform analytical tasks. Our solutions enable a wide range of customers in research and industry – including chemistry, petrochemistry, pharmaceuticals, metals and steel, semiconductor, cement, minerals and mining, automotive, forensics, environmental, art and conservation, nanotechnology and life sciences – to make technological advancements and accelerate their progress.

• Develop .NET desktop applications to enable customers to work with the X-ray instruments manufactured by Bruker AXS
• Learn, understand and further improve application business logic
• Define user specifications and workflows
• Maintain software packages and applications throughout the product lifecycle
• Ensure performance, scalability, and quality of the developed software packages
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and industry trends
• Participate in innovation projects and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team covering physics, analytics, QA, product management
• Collaborate with own team members and other software teams to continuously improve development and deployment procedures and standards

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and skills
• 3+ years of professional experience in C#.NET or Java desktop applications
• Experience with code repositories (GIT, TFVS), DevOps CI/CD build processes
• Experience with SQL databases
• Experience with user requirement specification, user stories and prototyping
• Solid understanding of the practical application of agile development methods
• Good knowledge of software engineering best practices and the full development lifecycle
• Teamwork skills, initiative and a sense of responsibility
• Motivation to work in a multi-cultural team
• Proficient English and good communication skills
• German language skills are a plus

What we offer?

• All the benefits of a company collective agreement with IG Metall
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working at suitable workplaces (currently 3 days in the office/ 2 days working remotely)
• 30 days vacation
• Flat structures
• Collaboration in highly professional, international teams
• Cutting-edge hardware
• Modern, air-conditioned buildings with state-of-the-art office, development and production areas
• Excellent transport connections