Color measurement and management software for manufacturing and creative industries
Datacolor builds software and instruments for precise color control across textiles, paints, cosmetics, automotive, and photography. The tech stack is anchored in C#/.NET and Python on Windows and Azure, with active migration away from LabVIEW and MATLAB—a shift toward cloud-native development. Current hiring is sales-heavy (10 roles) with a mix of mid and senior engineering talent, while active projects center on platform modernization (next-generation architecture for flagship applications) and market expansion, suggesting a company balancing legacy system renovation with growth into new verticals.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Datacolor operates a 50-year-old color science company headquartered in Switzerland with production and operations across 25 locations and sales presence in over 100 countries. The product suite spans color measurement instruments, software for quality control and color matching, and digital tools for photographers and designers. Core markets include textile, automotive, paint and coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and retail paint; the company also serves creative professionals through calibration and proofing tools. With 201–500 employees distributed across sales, support, engineering, and manufacturing, Datacolor maintains a global fulfillment network while modernizing its engineering platform and expanding sales capacity.
Datacolor uses C#, .NET, Python, and C++ for development, deployed on Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365. The company is migrating away from LabVIEW and MATLAB toward Python-based infrastructure.
Yes. Datacolor has 3 active engineering roles (mixed seniority) and is actively expanding technical capacity, particularly around platform modernization and cloud operations.
Datacolor is headquartered in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, and operates production and support facilities across 25 locations in China, United States, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, Brazil, and other countries.
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