Lead Software Engineer- C++

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation. AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. Your Impact We are seeking a talented and motivated C++ Lead Software Engineer to join our team. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in evaluating architecture solutions, designing software solutions, leading technical decisions and maintaining software solutions. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate high-level requirements into actionable plans, and lead other team members to successful project execution. What the role offers

• Requirements Translation: Translate high-level business requirements into technical plans. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
• End-to-End Development Lifecycle: Understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including unit testing, end-to-end testing, and deployment processes.
• Customers approach: Customer facing approach, ability to work with customers is a must.
• Work on C++ based Windows applications that requires deep C++ development skills.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and take ownership of engineering deliverables, technical debt, and refactoring needs.
• Influence architectural decisions, conduct deep design reviews, and champion best practices across teams.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8+ years of proven experience as C++ developer.
• C++: Proficiency inC++programming is essential. Knowledge of .NET is a plus.
• Architecture and design experience
• Strong hands-on experience in C++, STL, COM, Multithreaded programming and optionally in .NET
• Excellent programming and debugging skills. Ability to diagnose hard-to-debug problems like crashes and memory leaks using tools such as windbg.
• Good programming practices with solid object-oriented development experience.

In addition to the core requirements, the following skills and knowledge would be advantageous for this leadership role:

• .NET: Familiarity with .NET would be beneficial.
• Very organized and able to work according to pre-defined methodology.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and agile development environment.
• Highly motivated and autonomous.

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