Rust Software Engineer - Industrial Automation

About the Role

You will join the Machine Integration & Simulation team, building the software platform that powers our machines, robots, and manufacturing systems. 

Teams at GROPYUS own what they build, including architecture, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operations. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop software that connects digital production workflows with physical manufacturing equipment and simulation environments. 

While you will work closely with machines, robots, and industrial systems, your primary focus will be building reliable, maintainable, and observable software using modern engineering practices.  Our team is driving the evolution towards Software Defined Manufacturing, building systems that enable simulation, integration, orchestration, and operation of our production environment at scale. Rust is the primary language of the team. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, deploy, and operate software for machines, robots, and manufacturing systems
• Develop machine-near applications and integration services in Rust
• Build interfaces between production systems, simulation environments, and manufacturing equipment
• Contribute to software throughout its lifecycle, from implementation to production support
• Apply modern engineering practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and observability
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve production systems
• Collaborate with software engineers, industrial engineers, and production teams to translate manufacturing requirements into scalable software solutions

Requirements:

• Min. 3 years of professional software engineering experience building and **operating production software **
• Experience building software in Rust and a strong desire to further deepen your expertise
• Experience contributing to software deployed in production environments
• Work effectively with modern AI-enabled development tooling and continuously explore new ways to improve engineering productivity
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, APIs, and software architecture
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and release management
• Good incident handling and problem-solving skills and willingness to participate in on-call shift duty
• A proactive mindset and a passion for building reliable and resilient systems

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience with industrial robots (KUKA), manufacturing, or industrial systems
• Experience with IIoT, OPC UA, MQTT, or similar communication protocols
• Experience with simulation, digital twins in the automation context, or edge computing
• Linux and database fundamentals
• Experience with Kubernetes and Azure
• Experience working in environments where software downtime has a direct operational impact

What We Offer:

• An **unlimited **contract with 30 vacation days.  
• Flexible, hybrid work: You can work from home or come into the office on the schedule that works best for you. Feel like traveling and working from another location? No problem. Tune into meetings and work from abroad for up to 40 days per year. In addition, flex hours allow you to prioritize important moments in your day.  
• Attractive perks and benefits: We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.   
• Virtual Shares Program: Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.  
• Ownership: You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions – on  all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.  
• The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.   
• A diverse and enriching work environment: Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong – no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team. 

Join us on our mission to design buildings as continuously evolving products to create the most exciting and affordable experience for all. We build for people and conserve the resources of our planet.