Published: 2024-09-20

Join our friendly and fast-paced R&D software department at FOSS – an international company delivering complex instruments and world-class innovative solutions to the food and agriculture industries.
The R&D Software development department is split into business teams and a platform team. Business segment teams deliver the SW for the end products, whereas the platform team unit develops the common functionality and features for our instruments.
The R&D Software department comprises of more than 70 people within software development and makes up for about 1/3 of the R&D organization in FOSS - and we are growing.
The job
We are looking for a C# backend developer to work closely with colleagues in our instrument development. You will be working with an existing software platform. We follow an agile development process.
We value cooperation and take pride in good team spirit, and we always focus on how we can assist each other in reaching our goals of delivering high-quality products.
Your key responsibilities will be:

• Develop quality software (and make first verification)
• Be part of the concept and system design
• Be part of the software implementation
• Be good at extending existing software solution with new features
• Support our testers during validation
• Trouble shooting and bug fixing
• Participate in code reviews and giving feedback

Your daily work will be at the FOSS Innovation Center in Hillerød, Denmark.
Qualifications
Apply now if you can subscribe to the following qualifications:

• Experienced C#/.Net software engineer or computer scientist
• An interest for good architectural design and various patterns
• Has a flair for troubleshooting
• An interest in analytical instrument development
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and scrum development processes

We will evaluate your knowledge within software development using an external programming test framework followed by an interview with one of our principal software engineers.
Personal skills
You have an analytical mindset and a methodical approach to software development, as well as the ability to bring a positive attitude into the development team. You do not mind flagging problem areas, and a flair for doing this in a positive and constructive manner.
People respect you, and like to work with you, because of your technical knowledge and ability to communicate complex concepts in a concise manner. You master the art of simplicity, and you promote continuous improvement to the way of working for you and your team.
We are an international company; therefore, we expect your English to be fluent.
We offer
A job, in an international and innovative company, that is small enough for you to get high influence in the job, and big enough for complex development and career development.
We have a flat and informal company culture and an open-minded and collegial spirit. The size of our company allows for dynamic, and fast decisions, and you will have the opportunity for constant learning through new projects, technologies, and market opportunities. We strive to use the latest technology with updated tools etc.
The R&D Software department is responsible for developing software for our analytical instruments and we have many exciting new projects in the pipeline, that require world-class software solutions and a structured platform to support a wide variety of industry instrument solutions.
FOSS has a solid record of continued business growth and a strong business strategy for an exciting future journey. We anticipate increased software development so there are plenty of opportunities for personal growth.
Application
We screen applications as they come in, so apply now - better today than tomorrow!
Any questions can be directed to Christian Thystrup on cth@foss.dk.
All applications are welcome. They will be considered on the relative merits of the applicant regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender, who you love, marital status, disability, parental responsibilities, age, religion, or belief.
FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo or age in your application.

FOSS
Today, more than 8 billion people around the world are dependent on nutritional food. Tons of food being produced in a million different ways and under varying conditions, creating challenges all the way from field to fork. One of them, obviously, being the effects it has on climate change.
FOSS helps the world’s 100 biggest food companies and more than 40,000 others around the world navigate exactly that with intelligent, data-driven and innovative analytical solutions. We are making sustainability a better business and we’re doing so as global market leader in our field – improving food quality, minimizing food waste, ensuring food safety, and securing fair payment.
Join a pioneering and innovative company in the food and agriculture industry. A company on a mission, with offices all around the world and 1,700 talented colleagues from more than 32 different countries.