Senior Software Developer

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We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. With $1.4 billion invested annually in R&D, our collaborative and diverse teams have the resources they need to drive new discoveries and do cutting-edge research and develop important applications and tools that help millions of lives around the world.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

In Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno, we develop and produce high-tech electron microscopes and spectrometers. Our devices are involved in research of SARS-CoV-2 virus or enable mobile phones to get smaller. Our work contributes to making the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We are the biggest production site of electron microscopes worldwide, following a tradition over 70 years long. There are many experts in physics, electronics, software, mechanical engineering and logistics among us.

What are we passionate about

The Automation team is developing automated calibrations, alignments and image processing software for Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). Our innovative solutions boost efficiency in customer labs as well as in our manufacture by automatically calibrating microscope to save unnecessary human work! We are primarily developing in Python on Windows platform.

What will you be working on

Designing and implementing algorithms for automated alignment procedures to support TEM users’ workflows, including automated tests
Defining mathematical and physical models to describe specific properties of TEM, thereby building logic for automated procedures.
Collaborating with software engineers, physicist, system engineers, factory representatives, application specialists from the Brno facility as well as from the Netherlands

What technologies are we using

Development is in Python 3.10 (running in an Anaconda environment), C++ and C#, with code written in PyCharm and MS Visual Studio
Source code is stored in our on-premises GitLab, builds are performed in Jenkins and our backlog is in Jira
To ensure quality, code must by checked via pylint, flake and mypy and reviewed by a colleague

Who are we looking for

Ability and willingness to switch between technologies such as Python (primary language), C++, and C#
We value abstract thinking and problem-solving skills above mere programming language proficiency
Experience with large codebase
Solid knowledge of C++ or C#
Knowledge of Python, gRPC, PyQt, Matplotlib, opencv, pytest is an advantage
Curiosity about physics and mathematics, and open to learning about electron microscopy
Solid communication in English