Sr. Robotics Software Engineer

Intermodalics bv; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension fund

Health insurance

Commute reimbursement

20 days holidays

Monthly recuperation day

Team events

Free drinks and snacks

Job summary

Intermodalics bv is seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to develop reusable algorithms and architectures in a Linux environment, leveraging ROS and open-source tools where possible. You will own software components across robotic platforms and mentor junior engineers, coordinating cross-cutting technical work with a collaborative team.

Based at our Leuven office, the role emphasizes hands-on coding, system integration, and responsible ownership of mission outcomes, with a focus on

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science or Robotics.

Responsibilities

• You apply and integrate software components to different kinds of assets or robotic platforms.
• You mentor junior engineers via pairing, design review, and code review.

Skills

Linux

C++ programming

Python

Robotics software

Teamwork

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science or Robotics

Tools

ROS

Orocos

VSCode

Git

Jenkins

Jupyter Notebook

Jira

Job description

About the Company

When you work at Intermodalics, you will help solve problems on the edge of what is possible. You will have time to take space from difficult problems, to mull things over in the shower, and to think deeply about your work. We focus on making the right decisions and on the quality of our products. We dive into each challenge with a creative, multidisciplinary approach, transforming complex problems into innovative, reliable products. We do this by crafting our own goal oriented agentic workflows using the latest tools available in AI.

We're looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer with an engineering degree and hands-on experience in a Linux environment and robotics software tools and libraries. For this role, you are working at our main office in Leuven, Belgium.

About the Role

The Senior software developer robotics is a generalist robotics engineer that can develop reusable and efficient algorithms and architectures, leveraging existing libraries and open-source where possible.

Responsibilities

• You apply and integrate software components to different kinds of assets or robotic platforms.
• You mentor junior engineers via pairing, design review, and code review.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science or Robotics.

Required Skills

• Fluent on Linux systems and an experienced C++ programmer and have Python knowledge.
• 5+ years of experience developing software architectures and algorithms on robotics.
• You take ownership of a given mission and the tasks to achieve that mission.
• You take initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues.
• Analytical mindset and eager to learn.
• You can work independently while being a team player with good reporting skills.
• English Language proficiency (written and verbal).

Preferred Skills

• Software architecture, sensor fusion, Computer vision, AI computer vision algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning.

Pay range and compensation package

• A Premium Claude Code plan which you can also use for personal use/pet projects.
• A healthy work-life balance with a flexible company schedule
• A competitive salary complemented with a pension fund, health insurance and reimbursements of the cost of commute, being it bike, car or public transport.
• 20 days of holidays and one monthly recuperation day on top of the legal holidays.
• Yearly team events as well as regular going-outs and celebrations.
• A fun and playful kitchen with free drinks, fruit basket and snacks.
• Dual screens on a fully electric adjustable desk ;-)

Our main tech stack

• Claude Code, C++, Linux, ROS, Orocos, Python for coding and VSCode (or your like), Git, Jenkins, Jupyter Notebook, Jira for tooling.