About Cognex Auckland Engineering
Cognex is a global leader in machine vision industrial barcode reading and intelligent automation. Our technology powers missioncritical systems for many of the worlds largest manufacturing andlogisticscompanies.
Our Auckland engineering team builds the next generation of enterprise connectivity capabilities used across Cognex productsfrom highperformance barcode readers to factory automation software.
We work in a hybrid model with coordinated home-office days and we foster a culture built on ownership teamwork and enthusiasm. We love what we do and it shows in the products we ship.
Ifyourepassionate about learning enjoy solving real engineering problemsfor some of the worlds largest companies and want exposure to a diverse tech stackwedlove to meet you.
About the role:
Werelooking for an earlycareer engineer to help develop our Rustbased enterprise connectivity library used across Cognex products. Perfect for graduates or developers with up to 2 years of experience. You do not need Rust experiencewellsupport you in learning it.
Whatyoulldo:
Develop features in our Rust connectivity library
Work with Python and C/C bindings
Support oand frontend tasks
Solve crossplatform debugging and performance issues
Participate in design discussions and code reviews
Whatwerelooking for:
Experience with at least onesystemslanguage (C/C Rust etc.)
Interest in systems programming and learning Rust
Good problemsolving and communication skills
02 years of software engineering experience
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent experience
Nice to Have:
Exposure to Rust (projects coursework or experimentation)
Experience with FFI bindings or cross-language tooling
Familiarity with networking async runtimes or protocol design
Python or C#/.NET experience
Why Cognex:
Software used by major global manufacturers andlogisticsleaders
Culture of ownership collaboration and enthusiasm
Exposure to Rust Python C/C and more
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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