C++ Software Engineer (TDD)- L2

Job Summary

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Use C++ and modern programming technologies to provide creative, thorough, and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems.
• Analyse and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions.
• Design, develop, and test applications and programs to support the company’s telecom and backend systems.
• Follow established quality standards and internal engineering procedures including coding, unit testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), peer reviews, and software configuration control.
• Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards, and interface specifications.
• Provide support through the full product lifecycle: conception, delivery, problem-solving, defect maintenance, and customer support (including occasional out-of-hours support).
• Keep up to date with improvements and developments in software engineering, supporting continuous improvement.
• Comply with company policies including code of conduct, quality, security, and occupational health, safety and environmental standards.
  

Minimum Job Requirements

Education and Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Desirable:
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Certification in a relevant programming language or framework.
• Certified Scrum Master.
  

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Strong C++ software engineering experience with a proven track record in specification, design, and development.
• Demonstrable experience of defining test plans and test data requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug and resolve complex issues.
• Experience with object-oriented design (e.g. UML) and implementation, along with design patterns.
• Ability to contribute to application/system architecture development.
• Ability to build reusable code and libraries with strong documentation practices.
• Experience in Automated Testing (Google Test, VSTest), Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, SOLID and Clean Code principles.
• CI/CD tools such as GIT and Jenkins.
• Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience collaborating with test teams to optimise application/system performance.
  

Desirable

• Familiarity with industry-specific products or telecom systems.
• Experience with BitBucket, Conan, DOORS, TestRail, JIRA.
  

C++ Backend/Systems Development Experience

• Strong C++ development background.
• Delivered highly functional, performance-driven, user-friendly applications.
• Multi-threaded application development.
• REST, JSON & web services integration.
• Crash reporting solutions.
• Debugging complex systems (Linux or distributed environments).
• Familiarity with Linux development tools (CLion, Eclipse).
• Understanding Linux-specific concepts and deployment (e.g., RPM, installers).
  

Desirable

• Experience in other languages: C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, XML.
• Memory and disk I/O optimisation.
• Cryptography knowledge.
• Experience building simulators/test harnesses.
• Valgrind or similar tools.
• NFC/smart card comms exposure (a plus, not required).
  

Personal Qualities

• Team player, able to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Strong communication skills.
• Organised, able to handle multiple projects.
• Detail-oriented, diligent, and problem-solving mindset.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently.
• Potential for advancement.