Embedded Software Engineer — Medical Device (C++, RT-Linux)

Doghouse Recruitment; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Hybrid working

25 holiday days

Job summary

Doghouse Recruitment is seeking a software engineer to own components in a hardware-integrated system in Utrecht. You will design and implement in modern C++ (C++17/20), maintain state-machine logic, and integrate evolving hardware into the stack.

You will work across subsystems with DDS pub/sub, debug at software/hardware boundaries, and push architecture improvements while boosting testability with automated verification and Python scripting.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of professional C++ development experience.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Strong modern C++ (C++17/20) and proven work on production-level systems.
• Experience structuring code for maintainability, plus automated testing.
• Linux experience and strong debugging skills in complex systems.
• State machines, hardware-software integration, DDS or similar pub/sub, and Python scripting are all a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of software components inside the hardware-integrated system.
• Design and implement in modern C++ (C++17/20) and maintain state-machine-based logic.
• Integrate hardware that is still changing into the existing stack.
• Coordinate communication between subsystems over DDS and debug across software/hardware boundaries.
• Drive improvements in architecture and strengthen testability with automated verification and Python scripting.
• Optimize performance in Linux and real-time environments.

Skills

C++ development

Modern C++

State machines

HW/SW integration

Automated testing

Linux debugging

Git workflows

DDS pub/sub

Python scripting

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in CS/EE or related

Tools

Git

DDS

Python scripting

Job description

Doghouse Recruitment is seeking a software engineer to own components in a hardware-integrated system in Utrecht. You will design and implement in modern C++ (C++17/20), maintain state-machine logic, and integrate evolving hardware into the stack.

You will work across subsystems with DDS pub/sub, debug at software/hardware boundaries, and push architecture improvements while boosting testability with automated verification and Python scripting.