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This role involves tackling a range of challenging projects, including design, implementation, and project management.\nYou’ll join our responsive and supportive software team, which engineers solutions for controlling robotics and motion control devices. The scope of our work includes both internal automation projects and customer-facing software. You’ll work in a caring and collaborative team where the culture is to speak freely. You’ll solve interesting problems in conjunction with mechanical and electronics engineers and industrial designers.\nZaber makes cutting-edge, precision robotics for industry-leading customers across a range of sectors. Through your programming, you’ll enable our customers to advance science and technology across sectors such as photonics, biotechnology, and industrial automation.\nSoftware Developer Responsibilities\nContribute to various customer-facing software using languages such as Typescript, Go, Python, and C++. 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