Senior C++ Developer
Hitachi, Ltd.2 days ago
Kraków, PolandSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance, real-time software systems using modern C++17/20 for mission-critical power grid applications.
- Implement and optimize multithreaded architectures, asynchronous I/O, synchronization mechanisms, and low-latency communication frameworks.
- Improve software performance through profiling, scalability optimization, memory management, and latency reduction.
- Develop and maintain integrations between native C++ components and managed technologies such as .NET and Rust.
- Participate in architecture reviews, technology roadmaps, code modernization, and secure software design.
- Ensure software quality through code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Support cross-platform development, build systems, containerized solutions, and deployment across Linux and Windows.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and customer stakeholders to translate complex requirements into technical solutions.
Requirements
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 6 years of software development experience, including senior-level experience with modern C++17/20.
- Strong expertise in multithreading, concurrency, synchronization, asynchronous programming, and real-time system design.
- Experience with cross-platform development, CMake, Visual Studio, Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.
- Experience in software architecture, performance optimization, testing methodologies, and secure software development.
- Fluent English and strong communication skills for collaboration in international teams.
- Rust development and interoperability with C++ systems are beneficial.
- Experience with power grid management, monitoring systems, energy industry applications, industrial automation, SCADA, IEDs, RTUs, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, OPC UA, IEEE C37.118, or utility and power grid customers is beneficial.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site role in Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland.
- Private medical care and life insurance.
- Fitness and wellness programs, benefits-platform discounts, and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).
- Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a home workplace.
- Spectacles and contact lens allowance, company events, team-building activities, psychological support, and free parking.
- Additional benefits may depend on the role, grade, and business requirements.
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.