C++ Software Engineer (m/f/d)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential robotics organization seeking a C++ Software Engineer in Munich, Bavaria. This role focuses on building and maintaining the C++ platform infrastructure that powers advanced robotic systems, ensuring reliability and safety in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Platform Development: Design, implement, and maintain C++ software components for platform infrastructure, including Linux-based runtime services, communication layers, configuration handling, and developer tooling
• APIs & Interfaces: Define and improve the APIs and interfaces connecting robotic applications, backend services, and hardware-facing components, collaborating directly with firmware, control, backend, DevOps, QA, and application teams
• Real-Time Processing: Contribute to real-time and near-real-time data processing pipelines, accounting for latency, determinism, resource usage, and failure behavior
• Hardware Integration: Support integration with robotic hardware and investigate issues that cross software, OS, network, and hardware boundaries
• Reliability & Observability: Improve system reliability through enhanced error handling, observability, monitoring, and recovery mechanisms
• Architecture & Standards: Provide component-level input to software architecture decisions and technical standards, working within direction set by senior engineers and technical leads

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills:

• Background: Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of training and professional experience, with 2 to 5 years building production C++ systems
• Modern C++: Professional experience writing production C++ software using modern practices (C++17/C++20)
• Systems Programming: Solid understanding of Linux system programming including processes, threads, IPC, sockets, scheduling, and file systems, plus networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, UDP, latency, buffering, and packet flow
• Debugging & Concurrency: Practical debugging skills (GDB, sanitizers, or similar) and experience with multi-threaded or concurrent programming
• Engineering Practices: Understanding of maintainable software architecture principles (SOLID, separation of concerns, testability) and experience writing automated tests, particularly unit and integration tests

Beneficial Skills:

• Experience with robotics, industrial automation, or embedded systems, including industrial communication protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, Modbus, or Profinet
• Knowledge of real-time Linux and kernel internals, including scheduling, IRQ handling, and IPC mechanisms
• Experience with firmware update flows, containerized environments, or build/package systems such as Conan or CMake
• Experience with Python for tooling, automation, testing, or code generation
• Exposure to designing internal frameworks, SDKs, or reusable platform libraries
• Experience mentoring interns or peers, or contributing to technical discussions

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, one of our experienced recruiters will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all communication is managed through our recruiting team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with the Munich market for this experience level.

Equal Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive hiring practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background, identity, or circumstance.