Software Engineer, Build Tools (All levels)

About the Role 

You will work on the tooling of Qt, the world's leading cross-platform C++ framework. Qt enables writing powerful applications on many platforms, from embedded to desktop and mobile. Various tools and domain-specific languages make it particularly easy to write, debug, and profile, especially visually stunning applications. 

You will join a skilled team that focuses on the build process and related tooling. Our build system of choice is CMake, the most popular cross-platform build environment for C++. Here we tackle some unique challenges to make the build and packaging process of Qt, and of applications using Qt, both convenient and powerful. 

You will also join a vibrant community of Qt contributors and users that constantly exchange new ideas, insights and contributions. This is also reflected in our work culture, we are cooperative, and provide great mentoring, growing, and learning together in a friendly environment. 

You will 

• Write robust, modern C++ and CMake code 
• Work independently, managing your tasks and projects 
• Focus on quality: continuous integration, testing and code reviews 
• Use the languages and tools required for the complete delivery of a feature/functionality 
• Regularly use software engineering practices such as debugging, profiling, version control, and automated testing 
• Work with publicly available code and materials 
• Work on existing code across the product and on an architectural level 
• Collaborate across different teams and products 
• Help others in their development tasks and capable of leading a development project 

About You

• Experience with CMake 
• Experience with C++, and a scripting language 
• Experience with at least one development platform (Windows, Linux, macOS) 
• Have a focus on quality – keywords are continuous integration, testing and code reviews 
• Advanced English communication skills both verbal and written (English is our corporate language) 

Beneficial skills 

• Experience in contributing to open-source projects 
• Experience with different target platforms and cross-compilation 

What We Offer 

• Public transportation ticket (Deutschland ticket)  
• 30 vacation days per year 
• Flexible hours that focus on work/life balance 
• Possibility to work up to 3 days/week from home  
• Mobile phone and subscription 
• Language learning platform (Babbel) 
• Full support for your mental health at work and home via Auntie Program 
• A friendly, diverse, and sociable workplace  
• Great colleagues from all over the world 

Be yourself at Qt 

At Qt, we appreciate the individual differences of our employees and aim to promote diversity through all our practices. We provide a workplace that generates equal opportunities regardless of gender, religion, national origin, age, disabilities, and any other factors. We have unique products, but our people make us exceptional. We strongly encourage people from all groups to apply – we welcome you as you are. 

We would like to know more about you. Tell us about your skills, strengths, knowledge, and even more importantly, yourself. 

About Qt 

Qt Group (Nasdaq Helsinki: QTCOM) is a global software company, trusted by industry leaders and over 1.5 million developers worldwide to create applications and smart devices that users love. We help our customers to increase productivity through the entire product development lifecycle - from UI design and software development to quality management and deployment. 

Our customers are in more than 70 different industries in over 180 countries. Qt Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and employs almost 700 people globally. To learn more, visit www.qt.io