The Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP) at the Department of Health Technology (DTU Health Tech), Technical University of Denmark is seeking skilled software engineers. As a software engineer, you should have a strong educational background at a master's level in computer science, software engineering, biomedical engineering, or a similar field.
The job
As a software engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, documenting, ensuring quality assurance, and managing DevOps of the software developed as part of the Copenhagen Research Platform (CARP).
You can read more about CARP at www.carp.dk.
You are expected to work closely with researchers, including technical researchers at DTU and clinical researchers at the Technical University Hospital (TUH) of Copenhagen, as well as the various hospitals in the Capital Region (Region Hovedstaden - RH) and Region Zealand (Region Sjælland - RSJ). You will also work directly with patients and relatives while designing or deploying the technology. Hence, some travel is expected within the RH and RSJ regions.
As a senior software engineer, you will also be responsible for the supervision, guidance, and review of junior software engineers, who are typically hired as part-time student programmers.
Our expectations of you
You have a master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
We are looking for two types of software engineers: mobile phone developers and application service ("backend") developers.
Your technical skills will match one or more of the following topics:
mobile phone programming (Flutter/Dart, Android/Kotlin, iOS/Swift)
sensor collection (mobile phone sensing, wearables, activity trackers)
web-based development (React / JavaScript)
RESTful server infrastructure (Spring Boot, Kotlin, Java, Linux)
data processing & analysis (Python)
We expect you to master the entire software development cycle, from analysis and design to programming, quality assurance, maintenance, documentation, and DevOps.
We expect that you can work independently, solving tasks assigned to you while being part of the overall CARP team.
What we offer in return
We offer a challenging and exciting job working within health technology, with the opportunity to help address some of the significant healthcare challenges in the world. You will work with cutting-edge health technology research in an international academic community and atmosphere, focusing on research and innovation to benefit the surrounding society. DTU is a very flexible and exciting workplace, and you will work closely with the researchers at DTU Health Tech.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). You are employed as an Academic Officer.
The job is full-time, 37 hours per week. The starting date is 1 April 2026, or as mutually agreed upon. The position is time-limited and will end at the latest on 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Your primary workplace will be in the CARP lab at the DTU Campus in Lyngby, as well as in hospital clinics in RH and RSJ.
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Sunday, 18 January 2026 (23:59 Danish time) . Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form, and attach your motivated application, CV (incl. links to code portfolio like GitHub), and exam certificates.
If you want additional information about the position, please contact Professor Jakob E. Bardram at jakba@dtu.dk . Read more on CARP at https://carp.dk/ and about DTU Health Tech at www.healthtech.dtu.dk.
Applications received after the deadline or by email will not be considered.
All interested candidates, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or ethnic background, are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
DTU Health Tech
With a vision to improve health and quality of life through technology, DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation based on technical and natural science. We educate tomorrow’s health tech engineers and create the foundation for new and innovative services and technologies for the globally expanding healthcare sector with its demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech’s expertise can be described through five overall research areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Health, Personalised Therapy, Precision Diagnostics, and Sensory and Neural Technology. Our technologies and solutions are developed with the aim of benefiting people and creating value for society. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD Students, and a technical/administrative support staff of about 100 persons of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
