At Caterra we are building alternatives to the extensive manual labor still used in modern agriculture. Today, the only alternative to herbicides in vegetable farming is a combination of mechanical hacking, flaming and hand weeding. To make scalable organic farming possible, technologies are needed that significantly reduce production costs.
Our solution: a laser-based robotic system designed to precisely target weeds, even those growing close to crops—a task that mechanical methods cannot achieve. Small, lightweight, fully electrical and chemical free!
Your Tasks
- Improve, maintain and analyze existing software applications
- Take the lead on the GUI and optimize the user experience
- Help out with laser module, rover and autonomy code where needed
- Demos and testing: Being involved in field tests and seeing your code in action.
- Optimize ROS and communication bottlenecks
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
- Advanced development experience with Python or C++
- Front-end skills for GUI (React, JS)
- Experienced with Linux OS
- Independent, pragmatic work style
- Ability to communicate fluently in English
- Citizen of EU or EFTA countries, unfortunately we do not have the resources for the permit process
Bonus Points
- Experience with Git, ROS2, docker, (kubernetes)
- Experience with computer networks (TCP/IP, VPN, websockets)
- Experience with hardware (sensors, communication interfaces)
- Ability to communicate fluently in German (bonus: french)
- Advanced degree or equivalent work experience
Benefits
- Home-office and flexible work hours
- Motivated team working together
- Equity as part of your compensation
- Dynamic work environment (office & field days, fast iterations)
- Main office at ETH close to Zurich
- Responsibility for making major decisions
- Your work will have a major impact on European Agriculture
Interested? Get in contact!
Send us your CV and application letter through the following form!