C++ Software Engineer - Machine Control Software

Location: Austin, TX

Salary: $165,000 Gross Per Annum + Benefits

Visa / Right to work: US Citizen or Green Card only

A rapidly growing global manufacturer of semiconductor memory and SSD test equipment is seeking a skilled and motivated Software Engineer to help design and build the software that drives its high-performance automated test platforms.

This team develops mission-critical solutions used in high-volume manufacturing environments worldwide.

If you’re looking for the chance to work on complex machine control software, intuitive GUIs, and deeply technical engineering tools that support next-generation memory and storage devices, this is the role for you.

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute and occasionally lead the architecture, design, implementation, and testing of software across a range of products. Your work will span PC-based GUIs, automation tools, and machine control systems, ensuring seamless integration with advanced hardware platforms.

You will collaborate closely with hardware engineers, test teams, and customers to ensure software meets performance, reliability, and usability expectations across diverse production environments.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, working across the full stack of machine control software, and shipping high-quality, production-grade tools.

Your responsibilities:

• Apply best software engineering practices to analyse, design, and implement robust software solutions across GUI/UX & Machine-Control.

• Deliver high-quality features on schedule, maintaining reliability and clarity throughout the development cycle.

• Develop thorough technical specifications and SOWs

• Learn and improve existing codebases; propose and implement enhancements

• Communicate architectural tradeoffs and design decisions to internal stakeholders

• Work with customers to support installation, debugging and feature requests

Your Background:

• Strong background in C++ Software Development (preferably on Embedded systems)

• Hands-on Linux development experience

• Experience designing and implementing commercial-grade GUIs and/or machine control software

5V Tech are acting as an Employment Agency for the purposes of this job vacancy. We offer a reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this position, up to $250 for you and an additional $250 to a charity of your choice, 5V Tech are recognised talent solutions experts within IoT and Broadcast Technology, working across the US & EMEA.