Senior Software Engineer (Desktop)

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

When you join Rockwell Automation you become part of a diverse, inclusive and global community with experience on innovation and a place where you can partner with great minds and inspiring people.

We know our employees are important to our success and future. Helping you develop a rewarding career is a top priority because when you succeed, we succeed. You will report to Software engineering manager based in Singapore.

Essential Functions

• You will Develop new subsystem designs or contributes to existing ones, ensuring they meet established requirements.
• You will Establish timelines and determine the resources needed to build a design. Consider tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost, reliability, and maintainability in the choice of a design approach.
• You will Provide progress reports.
• You will Implement and documents production‑quality code that meets software design requirements, applying modern development tools, including AI‑assisted coding and analysis tools, to improve development efficiency and code quality.
• You will Use AI tools to support activities such as code generation, refactoring, documentation, defect analysis, test creation, and troubleshooting, while ensuring correctness, security, and maintainability of the final solution.
• You will Develop Experience reviewing code to find and address potential issues and defects unit test plans. Report, debugs, and corrects anomalies, applying AI‑assisted techniques to accelerate root‑cause analysis.
• You will Help integrate components within subsystems, solving problems to produce a cohesive final product.
• You will Lead reviews of requirements, designs, code, test cases, and user documentation, including validation of outputs generated with AI assistance.
• Estimates, plans, develops test suites, test cases, and automated tests to ensure appropriate functional test coverage is attained.
• You will Ensure documented test cases and specifications validate documented software requirements.
• You will Perform product testing, reporting problems encountered and documenting test results for follow‑up.
• You will Determine the origin and cause of anomalies identified, using data‑driven and AI‑assisted analysis techniques where beneficial.
• Responsible for the maintenance and integrity of one or more software subsystems.
• You will Identify and recommend improvements in software development practices, development tools, test automation, and responsible use of AI to improve developer productivity and software quality.
• You will Think outside the box and research new tools, and standards—including AI‑based development aids—to overcome technical obstacles.
• You will Learn and understand complex control system concepts and apply software best practices to those domains.

The essential - You have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Five to eight years of experience in a software product development environment.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

Minimum five years of experience in product development using Microsoft technologies such as MFC/C++, .NET/C#, and WPF; knowledge of industrial automation software.

• You have Experience in software development using object‑oriented programming (OOP) principles, including inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation; practical knowledge of design patterns
• You will have experience using Visual Studio and related development tools such as source control, debugging, and profiling tools; excellent debugging and problem‑solving skills
• You have experience application of data structures and algorithms
• Practical experience using AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., code assistants, test generation, documentation aids, defect analysis tools) as part of daily engineering work
• You will Critically evaluate and validate AI‑generated outputs to ensure correctness, security, performance, and compliance with engineering standards
• You will apply basic knowledge of automated test tools and software test methodologies
• Direct experience collaborating with local and global technical development teams

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalised wellbeing programmes through our OnTrack programme
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.