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(Senior) Software Engineer

DistranZürich, SwitzerlandFull-timeSalary not listed · Typical pay in SwitzerlandPosted Oct 4, 2026
Job description

About the role

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About the role

The software on our Ultrasound acoustic cameras is at the core of Distran technology, with focus on high quality, reliability, and real-time performance. Together with the software team, you will help Distran develop and innovate our acoustic cameras and help us further meet our customers' needs.

  • Be part of a Scrum-driven cross-functional agile software team
  • Develop high-performance modern C++ and Python code
  • Implement fast and resource-aware video processing pipelines
  • Develop supporting services that empower real-time leak detection and quantification
  • Understand customer requirements and write technical requirements
  • Ensure the high reliability of the product
  • Automate, optimize, test, and document systems, processes, and business functionalities
  • Participate in the team effort in code review, testing, documentation, and task organization
  • Help shape how our team works with AI coding tools, from day to day practice to the conventions and guardrails that make the output reliable
Your profile

01Requirements

  • Three years or more of experience in software development
  • Strong knowledge of modern C++ and Python
  • Comfortable with Linux command line tools
  • Works fluently with agentic AI coding tools such as Claude Code, and can explain where they speed things up and where they need close review
  • Interested in learning new technology stacks and working in a cross-functional environment
Good to have
  • Experience with CUDA or other GPU-accelerated computing
  • Embedded systems experience (e.g. Yocto, cross-compilation, resource-constrained devices)
  • Experience with Qt/QML
  • Messaging interfaces (e.g. ZMQ)
  • Experience writing pipelines with GStreamer
  • DevOps experience (Docker, Jenkins)
 Languages
  • Fluent English
The list of tasks is not exhaustive. The job holder is expected to shift focus between them as required. This job description will be reviewed and adjusted as needed. What we offer

Bringing groundbreaking innovative technology to a market best seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a product, on a company and on your professional growth.

Note to agencies

Distran does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from a candidate. Distran will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited offer, even in a situation where Distran employs the relevant candidate. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Distran’s Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully executed agreement for service and in response to a specific job opening. Distran will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.

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Updated Nov 1, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, Switzerland
CHF 98,334 average / year

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

Cost of living · Geneva
102.7 vs New York = 100

UN living-cost index for Geneva (ICSC post adjustment 80.3), as of 1 Oct 2026.

Source: ICSC post adjustment classifications (icsc.un.org)

Work permit route
  • Work permit B / L (non-EU quota): Highly qualified specialists, employer proves no Swiss or EU candidate; annual quotas
  • EU/EFTA free movement permits: Registration for EU/EFTA nationals with a job

Official routes: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

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