Tech Lead - C++ Data Platform & AI Modeling

Leica Geosystems; Sankt Gallen; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Vacation 25-30 days

Bonus scheme

Pension fund

Development opportunities

Relocation support

Employee discounts

International teams

Job summary

Leica Geosystems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the C++ core of the data-management SDK. You will design domain models, containers, and persistence, enabling products to share a common foundation across platforms.

You will drive Domain-Driven Design, promote clean code, AI-assisted engineering, and strong test coverage while collaborating with Tech Leads and Architects to balance architectural trade-offs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building production software in modern C++ (C++17 / C++20).
• Strong grasp of data modelling, data structures and persistence concepts, with applied experience of Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Daily use of AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot/ChatGPT) for code generation, refactoring, tests, debugging and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the C++ core of the data management SDK – domain models, data structures, persistence and APIs.
• Model domain data in a common, consistent way using Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Support end-to-end data round-trip from the CDE through federation and GraphQL.
• Code with focus on clean, performant, scalable solutions and maintain strong test coverage.
• Mentor and review code, spreading knowledge across the team.

Skills

C++17/20

DDD

AI coding assistants

TDD/Agile

Git & CI

English fluency

Tools

Docker

CMake

Conan

AWS

Job description

Leica Geosystems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the C++ core of the data-management SDK. You will design domain models, containers, and persistence, enabling products to share a common foundation across platforms.

You will drive Domain-Driven Design, promote clean code, AI-assisted engineering, and strong test coverage while collaborating with Tech Leads and Architects to balance architectural trade-offs.