Ada Software Engineer

Code development & review — implement and review Ada code changes in the FDPS environment, in line with approved change requests. Documentation — update requirements, design, and technical documentation to ensure full traceability and maintain an auditable documentation baseline. Testing & validation — develop test scripts and conduct unit and system testing to validate software modifications and ensure compliance with functional and safety requirements. Incident investigation — investigate incidents affecting the FDPS, identify root causes, and support corrective actions to restore normal operation. Agile delivery — work in Scrum/Kanban sprints using Jira and Bitbucket, under the guidance of the team leader; contribute to meeting agendas and minutes where required. A typical week: reading and modifying Ada code in a large legacy real-time code base, peer-reviewing colleagues' changes, writing and running unit/system tests, keeping design and test documentation up to date, and picking up incident tickets to diagnose root causes — all within the rhythm of Agile sprints and close collaboration with the client's engineers. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering (related field) — or , if no degree, a total of 6 years of backend development experience in Ada, Java, or C++. Backend development: minimum 3 years of recent professional experience as a backend developer in Ada, Java or C++. Mission-critical systems: minimum 5 years of recent experience maintaining and evolving mission-critical systems with a large code base (>100 KLoC). Linux: minimum 5 years of recent professional experience in a Linux environment. Agile tooling: minimum 3 years of recent experience with Scrum or Kanban using tools such as Jira and Bitbucket (or equivalent). English: C1 listening and speaking, B2 reading and writing (may be assessed at interview). Business trips: able and willing to travel to the client's site near Maastricht, the Netherlands, for on-site visits approximately once per quarter. Nice to Have Minimum 3 years of recent professional experience specifically as an Ada developer (the single strongest differentiator). Minimum 2 years of experience in the Air Traffic Management (ATM) domain. Master's degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering (related field). Minimum 3 years of experience writing high-quality technical documentation (specifications, design documents, test descriptions, user manuals). Experience working in a multi-cultural team; eagerness to learn new concepts, domains, and technologies; a positive, open-minded and committed team player (references appreciated). -