Software & Systems Integration Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Lokeren, Belgium; frequent international travel to customer sites is required. Satellite office in Berchem, Antwerp.

Company

hirify.global designs and manufactures robotic automation systems for intralogistics and automated warehouses.

What you will do

• Configure standardized software components and develop modular, customer-specific plugins.
• Build integrations with ERP platforms, PLCs, robots, and external systems using REST APIs, MQTT, OPC UA, and other industrial protocols.
• Analyze customer requirements, advise on scalable integration approaches, and prepare technical documentation and integration diagrams.
• Execute FAT/SAT testing, commission systems on-site, and oversee customer acceptance procedures.
• Diagnose software and integration issues, provide startup support, and train key users.
• Feed field experience into product development and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Mid-level profile with 4–5 years of experience, preferably in an industrial or logistics environment.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Associate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Sciences, Programming, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python software development.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.
• Openness to very frequent international travel to client sites.

Nice to have

• Experience in logistics.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Docker.
• Familiarity with REST, JSON, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Experience with .NET Core, particularly C#, Entity Framework, Web API, REST, and SignalR.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work in an ambitious, innovative organization designing and manufacturing automation systems.
• Collaboration with R&D software development, internal teams, customer IT departments, and external partners.
• Training from experienced colleagues and freedom to take initiative.
• Company car with fuel card or charging pass, group and health insurance, meal vouchers, net allowances, and CAO90 bonus.
• Laptop, iPhone with subscription, and 20 vacation days plus 12 additional days for a full-year 40-hour workweek instead of 38 hours.

Hiring process

• Applications from recruitment agencies or headhunters are treated as direct applications without third-party compensation unless their terms are signed by an authorized HR representative.
• Candidate profiles remain registered for 12 months and cannot be proposed again during this period.