In this role, a typical day will include:

• Drive software architecture, requirements, and design aligned with technical, regulatory, lifecycle, and organizational needs
• Guide and support junior developers and test engineers while contributing to team effectiveness
• Develop robust, high-quality software following harmonization and quality standards
• Implement and continuously improve AI-driven workflows (agent environment, context engineering, MCP, HIL integration)
• Drive CI/CD adoption for builds, testing, documentation, and reporting, while maintaining quality processes and standards
• Oversee and evaluate the full development lifecycle (requirements to validation) and contribute to intellectual property and patent activities
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WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• 6+ years of software development experience and at least 2 years of technical leadership
• Fluent English and intermediate German language skills and a Computer Science degree (or equivalent)
• Proven experience working with distributed, multi-location engineering teams
• Strong hands-on expertise in Windows C++ (desktop and client-server), using CMake, Conan, PowerShell, and Python
• Experience in software architecture design for desktop/server applications, plus cloud technologies and protocols
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 minimum, ideally C++20) including STL, smart pointers, and template metaprogramming
• Deep understanding of memory management, RAII, and performance optimization in native applications
• Solid experience with multithreading and concurrency (e.g., std::thread, async/futures, thread pools, synchronization primitives, lock-free programming)
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithm design, with the ability to apply them effectively in performance-critical systems
• Experience with UML or similar modeling techniques to communicate architecture and system design
• Solid Agile/Scrum experience (feature-driven development, time-boxing, artifact management) using Azure DevOps or similar tools
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration and team motivation, ideally with experience in regulated industries, medical domain, Qt/C#/gRPC
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HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• You will get a competitive salary & benefit package
• You will work in a welcoming and inclusive environment with highly qualified colleagues at a market-leading multinational Team
• You can contribute to the quality and compliance of innovative medical solutions
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