Cloud Software Engineer

at  Visual Components

GET TO KNOW VISUAL COMPONENTS

Visual Components is a software company with a global footprint. We are here to help teams who are building tomorrow’s manufacturing find the fastest way from the concept to reality. With our inclusive and easy-to-use 3D simulation software companies can test their ideas in a virtual environment and get proof of concept before making investment decisions.
We build our software using C++, C#, .NET, Azure Cloud and other Microsoft technologies, creating a robust and scalable 3D simulation platform. While our current focus has been on desktop applications, we are now embarking on a transformative journey to bring our platform to the cloud. Visual Components software is a robust and intricate system that allows customers to design production lines, simulate and analyze production flow, perform virtual commissioning projects, and program industrial robots. Our interfaces are visual and user-friendly, making the software simple, fun, and easy to use, yet powerful and complex under the hood.
Our development teams use modern approaches to make the software reliable, efficient, and scalable. We work together in a collaborative environment where everybody can grow and make a real impact on the future of manufacturing.
Today, Visual Components software is used by over 2400 pioneers worldwide, and the tool scales from small local manufacturers to global automotive corporations.
Our Headquarters is in Espoo, Finland and we have branches in Indiana, US, and Munich, Germany. Our team of 24 nationalities and global partner network make Visual Components a truly international company.

THE SKILLS YOU WILL BRING

We are seeking a person with a strong attitude towards collaborative work, who is not afraid to be proactive, bold to bring up their own opinions, eager to work on various tasks and take ownership of work. What counts, is passion for learning and developing!

ABOUT US

With over 20 years in business, Visual Components is one of the pioneers of the 3D manufacturing simulation industry.
Visual Components is a leading developer of 3D manufacturing simulation software and solutions. Founded in 1999 by a team of simulation experts, we started with a humble goal – to make manufacturing design and simulation technology easy to use and accessible to manufacturing organizations of all sizes.
Today, Visual Components is recognized as a global leader in the manufacturing simulation industry and trusted technology partner to many leading brands. We offer machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers a simple, quick, and cost-effective solution to design and simulate production lines.

THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

We are looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join a newly established team working on building cloud functionality for our products. The new team will lead the way in building, transforming, and integrating product features on cloud platform. By leveraging Azure Cloud, the team will help us provide new opportunities and innovations to our customers.
The team members work together on shared goals and are the owners of the team’s product area. All our teams also take care of our platform’s upkeep and architecture together with neighboring teams.
You would join our team located in Espoo and Tampere, but we support you if you want to work remotely from any other place in Finland.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop cloud-native features and services with a focus on performance and cost efficiency.
• Integrate desktop applications with cloud platforms for seamless user experiences.
• Design secure, scalable architectures following OWASP ASVS and NIST guidelines.
• Optimize database schemas and implement efficient data access patterns for relational and document databases.
• Build robust system and service integrations to support cloud operations.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance cloud services to ensure reliability.

SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR THIS ROLE:

• We work with Microsoft technologies and tools.
• Strong experience with C# and .NET is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Azure Cloud (preferred) or other cloud platforms.
• Experience building cloud-native solutions and desktop-to-cloud integrations.
• Knowledge of C++ is beneficial to work with desktop code.
• Expertise in designing secure, cost-efficient code for the cloud.
• Proficiency in database design (relational and document) and system/service integration.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices (OWASP ASVS, NIST).