Software Developer (f/m/div.)

Bosch Home Comfort Portugal; Aveiro; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work system

Health insurance

On-site canteen

Training opportunities

Career progression

Discounts

Job summary

Bosch Home Comfort Portugal is seeking an experienced software professional in Aveiro to design, develop, and maintain C/C++ applications for residential heat pumps. The role involves translating requirements into reliable software and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the lifecycle.

The position emphasizes model-based development with MATLAB/Simulink where applicable, and close interaction with hardware, control, mechanical, and systems teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++ in production-quality software and embedded systems.
• Ability to translate system requirements into reliable software across the development lifecycle.
• Collaborative development with multidisciplinary teams and international partners.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain application software in C/C++ for heat pumps and related systems.
• Implement control strategies and ensure correct hardware/software interactions.
• Contribute to software architecture, reviews, and technical documentation.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Software design principles

Version control & testing

Debugging & maintenance

Education

Degree in computer science/engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN, Modbus, LIN

Job description

Job Details

• Location: Aveiro
• Division: Home Comfort
• Work Mode: Hybrid
• Field of Work: Information Technology
• Position: Professional
• Working Time: Full-time
• Contract Type: Limited
• Job ID: REF298316X
• Job posted: 2026-10-12

Your tasks

Join the application software development team within the Electric Solutions group at Bosch Home Comfort in Aveiro. You will develop and enhance software for residential heating systems, with a strong focus on C and C++ programming for air-to-water heat pumps. Working closely with multidisciplinary and international teams, you will translate system requirements into reliable software and contribute throughout the development lifecycle, from design and implementation to integration, testing, and maintenance. Depending on the project, you may also work with Model-Based Development (MBD) using MATLAB and Simulink.

• Design, develop, and maintain application software in C and C++ for heat pumps and related heating systems.
• Implement control strategies and product functions, ensuring reliable interaction between software, hardware, and thermal processes.
• Contribute to software architecture, modular design, code reviews, and technical documentation.
• Integrate, test, and debug software, investigating and resolving issues at both software and system level.
• Develop and maintain MATLAB/Simulink models where model-based approaches are used.
• Collaborate with systems, electronics, hardware, control, and mechanical engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Implement and troubleshoot communication interfaces using protocols such as CAN, Modbus, and LIN.
• Contribute to continuous integration, automated testing, and software delivery using Jenkins and the Atlassian toolchain.
• Clarify requirements, identify technical risks, and propose improvements to software quality, product performance, and development efficiency.
• Follow development and quality standards, deliver agreed tasks, and share knowledge across an international engineering team.

Your profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Typically five or more years of relevant professional experience in software development, embedded systems, or application software.
• Hands-on experience developing production-quality software in C and C++, including testing, debugging, and maintenance.

Core Technical Skills

• Strong C and C++ programming skills.
• Solid understanding of software design principles, data structures, algorithms, and modular architecture.
• Experience with version control, software testing, debugging tools, and collaborative development workflows.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into robust, maintainable software and diagnose complex problems.

Additional Skills That Would Be An Advantage

• Experience with Model-Based Development, MATLAB, and Simulink.
• Knowledge of control systems, system modelling, and control algorithm implementation.
• Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, real-time software, and hardware/software integration.
• Understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid systems, or energy conversion.
• Knowledge of heat pumps, HVAC, or domestic hot water systems.
• Experience with CAN, Modbus, or LIN communication protocols.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools such as Jenkins, Jira, and Bitbucket.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams, agile methodologies, and structured development processes.

Languages

• Fluency in English.
• Portuguese language skills are an advantage.

Working style

• Analytical and structured, with a focus on quality and a strong sense of ownership.
• Proactive and able to work independently while contributing effectively to a team.
• Curious and motivated to learn new technologies and engineering concepts.
• Clear communicator, comfortable collaborating across disciplines and international teams.
• Confident in questioning assumptions, clarifying requirements, and proposing improvements.
• Available for occasional business travel.

Benefits

• Flexible work conditions
• Flexible benefits platform
• Access to great discounts in partnerships and Bosch products
• Exchange with colleagues around the world
• Health insurance and medical office on site (general surgeon, psychology, physiotherapy, general clinic)
• Training opportunities (p.e., technical training, foreign languages training) & certifications
• Opportunities for career progression and continuous professional development
• Sports and health related activities
• Free parking lot
• Canteen
• Hybrid work system
• Company doctor on site
• Occupational health care and counselling by internal medical staff, free vaccinations, attractive health insurance, psychosocial and therapeutic counselling, personal health care, workshops and lectures on the subject of health, company pension scheme from the 3rd year at Bosch
• Discounts for employees
• Discounted purchasing conditions with us and our partner companies, subsidised cultural and leisure events
• Healthy and tasty meals at subsidised prices in our company restaurant and cafeteria, free coffee in our coffee kitchens
• Supported employee car park on site, free bicycle parking in the courtyard, secure bicycle parking space for rent, e-bike charging stations
• Flexible and mobile working
• Flexitime and modern working time models ranging from part-time to job sharing, home office and incorporated window days off
• Wide range of health and sports activities
• Training opportunities & Certifications
• Exchange with colleagues around the world
• Health insurance
• Company doctor on site

About the city and Bosch

Welcome to Aveiro

Aveiro, the city of sweet egg pasteries and beautifull canal and sea sceneries, is the location of Bosch Home Comfort in Portugal. Joining more than 1500 associates in manufacturing and research and development of water heating solutions. We have the global competence center for water heaters development in our site and an R&D engineering center where we develop new and innovative solutions for our products. Working for global projects and gathering two Bosch divisions, in Aveiro also develop software solutions for our Mobility Aftermarket division.

In the city of Aveiro, Bosch has one of its biggest production sites for Bosch Home Comfort division, as well as a Research and Development Center for new and improved heating solutions for the residential segment. With more than 1400 employees, focused on innovation, sustainability and collaboration, Bosch Aveiro joins together experts in diverse areas, from mechanical engineering to connectivity and software solutions, as well as industrialization and quality.

The Bosch Group has more than 400 000 employees around the world, present in 60 countries, and we are proud to impact people’s lives and to work towards a more sustainable future. In the city of Aveiro, Bosch has one of its biggest production sites for Bosch Home Comfort division, as well as a Research and Development Center for new and improved heating solutions for the residential segment. With more than 1400 employees, focused on innovation, sustainability and collaboration, Bosch Aveiro joins together experts in diverse areas, from mechanical engineering to connectivity and software solutions, as well as industrialization and quality.

At Bosch, we shape the future by inventing high-quality technologies and services that spark enthusiasm and enrich people’s lives. Our promise to our associates is rock-solid: we grow together, we enjoy our work, and we inspire each other. Join in and feel the difference in mindsets, cultures, generations, identities and perspectives. Everyone should bring their authenticity and work together respectfully. Bosch is an employer that values diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and we can provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process and in the performance of professional activity. By including everyone and ensuring equal opportunities we unleash our full potential.