Staff Software Engineer

CNH; Hoorn; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CNH Industrial is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, strategic design, and hands-on development across multiple teams. You will mentor engineers, review code, and set architectural direction through the full lifecycle of large systems.

You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive engineering excellence with modern practices like CI/CD and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Advanced Developer with 8+ years of career experience; Bachelor’s degree.
• 6+ years with Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across multiple teams or large systems.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and ensure best practices are followed.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of complex projects, from design to deployment and maintenance.
• Write code, perform unit tests, and stay involved in technical details.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Code reviews

Hands-on development

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

About Us

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.

About Us

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world. From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity-enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.

Grow a Career. Build a Future!

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

Job Purpose

A Staff Software Engineer is responsible for technical leadership, strategic design, and high-level problem-solving, including leading projects, mentoring junior developers, and setting architectural direction for multiple teams or large systems. Key responsibilities include writing code, performing code reviews, and taking ownership of a project's full lifecycle, from design and implementation to deployment and maintenance. This role requires a strong technical background and the ability to influence technical strategy and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical leadership and strategy: Owning the technical strategy for a product area, defining architecture, and contributing to long-term objectives.
• Mentorship and guidance: Leading and mentoring other engineers, performing code reviews, and ensuring code quality and best practices are followed.
• Project ownership: Taking responsibility for the end-to-end lifecycle of complex projects, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Hands-on development: Writing code, conducting unit tests, and staying actively involved in the technical details of development.
• Collaboration: Working with cross-functional teams, product owners, and other stakeholders to deliver features and solve problems.
• Problem-solving: Tackling ambiguous and complex technical problems, analyzing user requirements, and debugging issues.
• Process improvement: Driving engineering excellence by establishing standards, adopting new practices like CI/CD, and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Innovation: Staying current with emerging technologies and evaluating how they can be used to improve products and processes.

Experience Required

• Advanced Developer with 8+ years of career experience, with Bachelor’s degree. 6+ years’ experience with Master’s degree.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying applied algorithms for real-world computer vision, machine learning, robotics, autonomous systems, or signal processing applications.
• Strong understanding of algorithm optimization techniques, including computational efficiency, memory management, and real-time performance considerations.
• Experience accelerating algorithms on embedded and heterogeneous computing platforms, including CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, NPUs, or dedicated AI accelerators.
• Proven ability to profile, benchmark, and optimize software implementations to meet performance, latency, and power consumption targets.
• Familiarity with parallel programming, vectorization, and hardware-specific optimization techniques.
• Experience translating algorithm concepts into efficient production-quality implementations for resource-constrained embedded systems.
• Knowledge of hardware-software co-design principles and the tradeoffs between algorithm accuracy, computational complexity, and system performance.

What We Offer

We offer dynamic career opportunities across an international landscape. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to delivering value for all our employees and fostering a culture of respect. At CNH, we understand that the best solutions come from the diverse experiences and skills of our people. Here, you will be empowered to grow your career, to follow your passion, and help build a better future. To support our employees, we offer regional comprehensive benefits.