C++ Software Engineer, ISOLDE

Big Science Sweden

📍 genf, genf, Switzerland

Full-time IT & Technology Posted June 07, 2026

Job Description

Are you an experienced Software Engineer with a passion for low-level, real-time systems? Join the Timing team in the Controls Software & Services group, to work on real-time software for the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.

ISOLDE, one of CERN’s accelerator facilities, is undergoing a major upgrade, including its timing system to rely on the White Rabbit technology. Our team is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying the C++ software that generates the timing pulses used to synchronise accelerator equipment, and you will be involved in all aspects of this project.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

  • You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
  • By the application deadline, ...