Sobre

• The Senior C++ Desktop Applications Developer is a core technical leader within the Product Development Team. Working closely with the Product Owner and R&D leadership, you will architect, modernize, and implement high-impact software solutions. You are expected to design and implement robust solutions that result in high quality, well-documented, and unit-testable source code while setting the standard for project coding practices.
• You will lead the modernization of legacy user interface applications and drive desktop application quality and testing frameworks. Beyond day-to-day development, you will provide accurate estimation and risk assessments, lead R&D improvement initiatives, and mentor cross-functional team members. You will also liaise across teams—including Technical Support, QA, and Product Line Management—to drive root cause analysis and resolve complex performance issues.
• Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Modernization & UI Architecture: Lead the architectural effort to modernize legacy user interface (UI) applications, transitioning older user interfaces to scalable, modern designs.
• Desktop Application Engineering: Architect, maintain, and enhance desktop applications for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Establish test strategies, write component unit test plans, and drive software testing processes for modern and legacy desktop environments.
• Core Development: Develop major new features, refactor existing code bases, and recommend core structural changes in data structures, business objects, and UI components.
• Technical Leadership: Lead code, design, and test reviews, driving R&D effectiveness and zero-defect initiatives across the organization.
• Planning & Estimation: Drive sprint/release planning, accurate work effort estimations, risk assessments, and schedule development.
• Troubleshooting & RCA: Perform Root Cause Analysis on complex defects and interface with Technical Support and customers to resolve critical product issues.
• Documentation: Produce technical specifications, system architecture designs, and high-level feature descriptions.
• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Total Experience: 8–10+ years of professional programming and software analysis in a commercial business environment.
• C++ Expertise: 8–10+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft C++.
• Desktop Applications: Deep, hands-on experience designing, modernizing, and testing desktop applications for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Legacy Modernization: Proven track record of modernizing legacy UI applications and refactoring old desktop codebases.
• Core Technical: Experience with ISAM, database design concepts, and SQL.
• Process: Advanced experience in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Communication & Autonomy: Strong analytical, self-management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively communicate across all organizational levels and directly with customers.
• Preferred Skills
• Experience with relational databases like SQL Server.
• Experience with C# and .NET.
• Experience developing Windows Forms applications.
• Personal Attributes & Leadership
• Strong planning, organizing, and multi-tasking capability in dynamic environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and mentor engineering peers.
• Detail-oriented mindset committed to quality and zero-defect software.
• Action-oriented with strong follow-through on architectural commitments.
• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
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