(Junior) Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

You design and maintain embedded software components that power automated animal farming systems. Your work keeps animals safe, improves food quality, and supports sustainable farming. You write reliable code while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. You contribute directly to the company mission of improving farmer lives and animal welfare worldwide.

Key facts

What you'll do

You design embedded software for automated farming platforms, handling workflows from intake through deployment. You implement data structures inside control modules to ensure reliable production performance. You maintain existing software to remove technical debt and increase long-term stability. You perform design and code reviews along with unit and integration testing to guarantee quality. You deliver small updates through the CI pipeline while actively managing risks. You partner with stakeholders to define and evolve features that advance sustainable agriculture. You ask questions about architecture and document decisions during planning and optimization. You share knowledge in ceremonies and help improve processes during collaboration and support activities.

Requirements

You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field. You are confident writing C++ for complex systems in demanding environments. You have experience with Embedded Linux and Git within CI/CD workflows, with attention to security. You actively participate in Agile Scrum teams with clear objectives and risk management practices. You are open to feedback, curious about new ideas, and committed to continuous learning. You raise concerns early and contribute to a supportive team environment.

Practical notes

Working at Lely

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the Netherlands' most innovative organizations. You help secure the future of the agricultural sector. We provide the space, resources, and support for you to do this work.

We offer an international work environment where collaboration, initiative, and diverse perspectives are valued. Our culture encourages learning, experimentation, and ownership of ideas. You receive excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of annual leave and a strong pension scheme. Your compensation follows a full-time salary scale with growth opportunities:

• Junior developers: between €4,200 and €6,000 gross per month.
• Medior developers: between €5,000 and €7,100 gross per month.

We also celebrate milestones and festive seasons. You can view our celebration video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WA3e0WHbxE. You have self-direction in your development, with access to the Lely Academy for extensive courses.

You enjoy excellent work-life balance through our hybrid work policy. You work a minimum of three days per week from the Campus, with flexible hours between 06:00 and 20:00. A free shuttle bus connects you from Maassluis metro station to start and end your workday smoothly.

Our team regularly participates in sports and activities. You can use indoor gym facilities, outdoor padel courts, basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis, and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or schedule personal training. Colleagues can challenge each other during active breaks.

We are proud that our efforts and vision were recognized with the Rotterdamse Ondernemersprijs 2025.

Recruitment & selection bureau, consultancy and/or staffing agency?

We appreciate your interest, but we recruit candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary may want to refer candidates for our positions and contribute to our ambitions. This is not how we structure our recruitment process. All unsolicited profiles sent for Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.

A sustainable, profitable, and pleasant future for a milk farmer through the combination of robotics, engineering, and farming knowledge is what we believe in.

This began over 75 years ago with a dream of two brothers in Maassluis. Since then, we have been an innovative leader in automated systems for milk farmers worldwide. With 2,500 specialized professionals, we constantly work on new agricultural revolutions. We still do this from our Campus in Maassluis, the building with the highest sustainability performance in the Netherlands, but also globally. Our goal is to make milk farming interesting for the next generation (also) financially.