TOPIC Embedded Systems is a leading technology company specializing in the development of high-quality embedded systems and software. Our solutions are used worldwide across various sectors such as healthcare, industrial automation, automotive, and aerospace. We take pride in our innovative projects and our dynamic team of specialists who contribute daily to technological advancement.


"Working at TOPIC gives you a flexible environment where there are amazing and challenging projects to keep on improving yourself"

Tom Verhees | Senior Software Engineer at TOPIC

For one of our international projects in the field of astronomy we are looking for a Software Engineer & Dev Ops Specialist - Platform Integration.


At TOPIC Embedded Systems, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team of 7 people. You will be responsible for the integration of new sub-elements, rollout of new releases and regression testing of already integrated subsystems using Kubernetes and Python. Furthermore, you are also responsible for integrating, testing and verifying the sub-system and system components. You will work closely with other specialists to deliver high-quality, scalable and efficient solutions.


The project is contributing to building the world's largest radio telescope in which TOPIC’s focus is on the central signal processing capabilities. We are responsible for integrating and verifying the infrastructure from physical Server/FPGA/GPU-based hardware located in data centers up to the applications running on the Kubernetes layer.

Your tasks & responsibilities:

• Platform and Infrastructure Management: Design, set up, configure, and maintain a distributed infrastructure platform, ensuring seamless integration from hardware to application level. Manage the integration of new (sub)systems, storage clusters, databases, and support hardware migrations for existing subsystems.
• CI/CD and Automation: Design, implement, and manage automated CI/CD pipelines on Kubernetes clusters. Write and maintain high-quality, robust Python code for test automation, and scripting. Create objective, reproducible, and maintainable automated tests.
• Application and System Management: Manage containerized applications and microservices using Kubernetes, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability. Monitor and optimize system performance and capacity.
• Problem Solving and Collaboration: Debug and solve complex issues, collaborating closely with developers, testers, and other engineers to resolve integration and deployment challenges. Act as a sparring partner for peers and stakeholders, participating actively in meetings and contributing to project progress.
• Documentation: Document processes, configurations, and procedures to ensure clarity and maintainability.

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in (applied) computer science, computer engineering, embedded systems, Physics and/or Mathemetics;
• A solid background in software development for the high-tech industry and a minimum of 3 years experience in programming in Python, C# and/or C++;
• Specialized and interested in Dev Ops activities with extensive experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration and CI/CD tools such as Git Lab CI, Jenkins or similar;
• Knowledge of infrastructure management concepts and tools such as Ansible. Experience with openstack. is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while communicating effectively within a team.
• Release management experience is a plus.
• Professional work experience in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europa and an excellent command of English language. Knowledge of Dutch language is a big plus.

Our Offer

TOPIC is committed to make the world a little better healthier and smarter every day. Not only for our customers but also for the members of our TOPIC family for whom passion for technical innovation is key!


This will make you smarter:

• challenging and interesting projects in different domains;
• benefit from the expertise of your technical buddy and more than 100 smart colleagues;
• focus on guiding and coaching on personal development to achieve your ambitions;
• annual study budget and customized training program within our TOPIC Academy;
• tech events and knowledge sessions.

This will make you better:

• contract for indefinite period of time;
• an all-in employee benefit package (€50.000 – €68.000 annually): incl. competitive gross salary, net cost allowance, mobility package, 13th month payment, holiday allowance;
• good secondary employment conditions: i.a. 26 vacation days (opportunity to buy extra days), pension scheme and relocation budget.

This will keep you healthy:

• a good work-life balance, flexible working hours and hybrid way of working;
• an inspiring office environment with daily fresh fruit and a gym;
• the home office support package will turn your “home office” into an inspiring environment;
• lots of fun during events like celebrations, sport activities and the weekly Friday afternoon drinks.

Our organization

Since 1996 we have been developing (embedded) systems that are essential for products manufactured by renowned high-tech companies around the world. Our projects involve edge to cloud solutions; from PCB design and FPGA to low level embedded software and application software for UI, Web, Mobile and cloud. We are well known for our high level of knowledge and expertise and are proud to be a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner of AMD; technology leader in the field of System-on-Chips and FPGAs.


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