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Senior Software Engineer; C, C++

Job in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Listing for: Cognex Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-31
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Senior Developer, AI Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Software Engineer (C, C++)

Cognex is the largest, most successful, and recognized global player in industrial machine vision! We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years. Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and  capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what's being seen.

We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment, guided by our "Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast" culture, which celebrates employee innovation, determination, and dedication in a dynamic, fun, and distinctive atmosphere .

We are working on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office, 2 at home.

The Team:
In-Sight Products:

In-Sight Products is one of the Business Units at Cognex that is activelygrowing and developing new sensor platforms for the machine vision industry.

Our software engineersget todesign,develop,and implementthenext generationofmachine visionsensorsand user interfaces. They do thisbyworkingin a full stackenvironment that includesa combination of embedded Linux platforms,Microsoft Windows technologies,exciting new technologies,anda variety of programming languages.

The Role:
Senior Software Engineer:

Theteam isseekinga talented, innovative,senior software engineer whoconstantlyseeks ways to maximizetheircontributionsto the business unit. The successfulsenior engineer will do thisby being a technical leaderwho candesignanddevelopthe latest and greatest product features. This individual may also be asked toarchitectunderlyingsoftwarecomponentsandframeworksfornext-generationmachine vision sensors.

Essential Functions:

Design and architectnew softwarecomponentsthat control and drive machine visionsensors.

Transform complex marketing requirements and use cases into an easy-to-use customer experience.

Collaborate with engineers from various teams across the engineering organization to ensure their teams are producing components that successfully integrate into our products.

Identifytool and/orprocesspitfallsin all areas of the product build process thatengineering teams are running intoand help lead them to better solutions.

Define new automated test frameworks and test configurations.

Research best practices andnew technologies to provide creative engineering solutions to complex issues, making you and those around you more efficient and more productive.

Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities:

Job Description

Cognex is the largest, most successful, and recognized global player in industrial machine vision! We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years. Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and  capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what's being seen.

We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment, guided by our "Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast" culture, which celebrates employee innovation, determination, and dedication in a dynamic, fun, and distinctive atmosphere .

We are working on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office, 2 at home.

The Team:
In-Sight Products:

In-Sight Products is one of the Business Units at Cognex that is activelygrowing and developing new sensor platforms for the machine vision industry.

Our software engineersget todesign,develop,and implementthenext generationofmachine visionsensorsand user interfaces. They do thisbyworkingin a full stackenvironment that includesa combination of embedded Linux platforms,Microsoft Windows technologies,exciting new technologies,anda variety of programming languages.

The Role:
Senior Software Engineer:

Theteam isseekinga talented, innovative,senior software engineer whoconstantlyseeks ways to maximizetheircontributionsto the business unit. The successfulsenior engineer will do thisby being a technical leaderwho candesignanddevelopthe latest and greatest product features. This individual may also be asked toarchitectunderlyingsoftwarecomponentsandframeworksfornext-generationmachine vision sensors.

Essential Functions:

  • Design and architectnew softwarecomponentsthat control and drive machine visionsensors.

  • Transform complex marketing requirements and use cases into an easy-to-use customer experience.

  • Collaborate with engineers from various teams across the engineering organization to ensure their teams are producing components that successfully integrate into our products.

  • Identifytool and/orprocesspitfallsin all areas of the product build process thatengineering teams are running intoand help lead them to better solutions.

  • Define new automated test frameworks and test configurations.

  • Research best practices andnew technologies to provide creative engineering solutions to complex issues, making you and those around you more efficient and more productive.

Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities:

We are looking for candidates who candemonstrateskills in some of these areas:
  • Excellent skills with

    C andC++

  • Excellent skills with

    C#or Java

  • Excellent skills with…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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