2 hours ago
Remote, Germany +11 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Shape and deliver AI-powered features for CLion and C++ development workflows.
- Design architectures for AI integrations, agent tools, and C++-specific AI capabilities.
- Build benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted C++ development scenarios.
- Prototype and validate AI workflows involving debugging, code understanding, refactoring, and project navigation.
- Collaborate with product managers, ML engineers, QA engineers, senior developers, and other stakeholders.
- Help define JetBrains AI strategy and the technical roadmap for AI agent and tool integrations.
- Contribute hands-on to technical design, software architecture, and implementation in a large mature codebase.
- Build alignment across the C++ Ecosystem, AI, Product, QA, and ML organizations.
Requirements
- Significant software engineering experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior technical role.
- Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, or other JVM technologies, or the ability to become productive quickly in a JVM-based codebase.
- Experience building AI-powered products, developer tools, coding assistants, agents, or LLM-based workflows.
- Strong understanding of coding agents, including tool calling, context management, MCP, and evaluation techniques.
- A track record of driving technical direction in ambiguous and rapidly evolving areas.
- Strong product instincts and the ability to balance innovation with practical delivery.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.
- Experience with C++ development workflows, compilers, debuggers, language tooling, or developer productivity products is preferred.
- Experience with IDE internals, language servers, code analysis, refactoring systems, or static analysis is preferred.
- Experience leading small teams or acting as a technical lead is preferred.
- Experience working on AI-native developer products is preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible work location with the option to work from home or the office.
- Up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad.
- Extra time off.
- Medical insurance allowance.
- Learning and development opportunities including conferences, courses, and language classes.
- Relocation support.
- Language classes.
- Hot meals or a lunch allowance on workdays.
- Mental health support.
- On-site gym or sports club stipend.
- Internal events and team gatherings; benefits may vary by location.
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About JetBrains
JetBrains builds software development tools, best known for the IntelliJ IDEA family of IDEs (including PyCharm, CLion, Rider) and team products like TeamCity, YouTrack, and Space. It also created the Kotlin programming language, widely used for Android development. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the privately held company sells commercial licenses and subscriptions to individual developers, teams, and enterprises.