Software Engineer (m/f/d) for 3D Printing & Slicing Algorithms

About Layer Performance

We are reshaping the manufacturing industry with advanced software for additive manufacturing (3D printing).

Our technology translates digital 3D models into manufacturing instructions for 3D printers. For the first time, it enables the generation of fully 3D-optimized toolpaths across all types of systems from standard desktop printers to industrial robotic arms. This significantly improves part quality while reducing material usage and energy consumption.

Whether working with plastics, metals, or concrete, we enable high-quality and efficient local manufacturing.

Tasks

Your role

At Layer Performance, you won’t be working on isolated features, but on a core part of our technology.

• You contribute to the ongoing development of our existing software for toolpath planning in additive manufacturing (slicer)
• Your focus is on further developing our slicing engine
• You design and optimize algorithms that are directly used in real-world manufacturing processes
• You work across the full lifecycle, from development and deployment to the continuous improvement of existing components

Requirements

What you bring

• A degree in computer science, CES, or a comparable technical or scientific field or alternatively, a completed vocational training in software development or a related field
• Strong proficiency in at least one high-level programming language such as Java, C++, or Python
• Interest in innovative technologies and manufacturing processes, ideally with initial experience in 3D printing

Ideally, experience or a solid understanding in at least one of the following areas:

• 3D geometry and spatial reasoning: working with 3D models, geometric structures, or CAD-related topics
• Software architecture: structuring software systems and understanding how components interact
• Processing large datasets: efficient data handling and performance optimization

Benefits

What we offer

• Permanent employment contract
• High degree of ownership and room to shape your work
• Flexible working hours and the option to work remotely on selected days
• 30 days of annual leave

And most importantly:

• Real results: Your algorithms are not just simulated but used in real manufacturing processes and validated on physical parts. You see immediately whether your solutions work in practice.
• Exciting projects: Your work directly shapes the manufacturing processes of leading companies in automotive, sports, medical technology, and electronics.
• Fast-paced environment: Small team, short decision-making paths

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application via email by September 15, 2026.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out anytime.

**Contact
**Dr.-Ing. Laura Johnen
Email: jobs[at]layerperformance[dot]com
Web: layerperformance[dot]com

At Layer Performance, we develop slicing software for advanced Additive Manufacturing.

Our software creates optimized machine code for all material extrusion 3D printers (cartesian, delta, belt, five axis, robotic arms; using filament, pellets, metals or concrete).

We believe that users shouldn't have to accept limitations that come from conventional, planar slicing. There's so much more that can be done with application-specific 3D tool paths, like:

• precise and smooth surfaces, comparable to injection molding
• optimized part strength, based on actual forces acting on the part
• variable stiffness and graded properties
• complex geometries without the need for support material
• reduced material usage and manufacturing time

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