Senior C++ Developer
Hitachi, Ltd.3 months ago
Kraków, PolandSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance C++ cores and real-time software systems with predictable latency and reliability.
- Develop systems involving multithreading, synchronization, asynchronous I/O, memory management, and latency optimization.
- Profile and optimize threading behavior, lock contention, memory allocation, scalability, and critical-path performance.
- Support managed runtime services including .NET and Rust with minimal latency overhead.
- Participate in architecture reviews, system design, technical documentation, roadmaps, refactoring, and legacy modernization.
- Maintain cross-platform compatibility across Linux and Windows and modernize build and dependency-management systems.
- Apply secure software supply chain practices and contribute to secure, scalable system design.
- Maintain code quality through reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and established software engineering practices.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and power-grid industry stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs.
- Develop software supporting power-grid management, monitoring, and critical infrastructure.
Requirements
- University degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 8 years of experience in senior technical roles.
- Advanced proficiency in modern C++ with deep knowledge of RAII, smart pointers, STL, concurrency, and memory management.
- Strong experience with multithreading, synchronization primitives, asynchronous I/O, real-time system design, performance profiling, and low-latency systems.
- Proficiency with CMake, Visual Studio, Linux, Windows, and cross-platform development.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture patterns.
- Understanding of software architecture, secure software design, scalability, and non-functional requirements.
- Knowledge of unit and integration testing techniques and testing frameworks.
- Preferred knowledge of Rust development.
- Preferred experience with power-grid management and monitoring, power-grid operations, applicable standards, and industrial automation systems such as SCADA, IED, and RTU.
- Preferred experience with IEC-60870-5-104, DNP3, OPC UA, and IEEE C37.118.
- Preferred experience working directly with power-grid industry clients and translating customer requirements into technical designs.
- Excellent English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-disciplinary team.
Benefits
- Private medical care and life insurance.
- Fitness and wellness programs, psychological support, and a benefits platform with discounts and perks.
- Employee Capital Plans (PPK), company events, team-building activities, and free parking.
- Equipment for working from home or an allowance for setting up a home workplace, plus spectacles and contact lenses allowance.
- Full-time, on-site role in Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland; remote work is not available.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. builds industrial, energy, rail, and digital systems for governments and enterprises, combining operational technology with IT, cloud, and data infrastructure services. Its portfolio spans power grids, factory automation, data centers, rail systems, and consulting delivered through units such as Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Rail, and Hitachi Energy. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates globally across critical infrastructure markets.