Senior C/C++ Engineer - Flexible, High-Impact Security

Utimaco; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension plan

Flexible working model

Performance bonuses / extra vacation

Job summary

Utimaco, a global provider of IT security solutions, invites experienced software engineers to join a team driving next generation security hardware and software. You will contribute to feature development, architecture discussions, and robust documentation in a flexible, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes C/C++ excellence, advanced degree preference, strong algorithms, and cross‑platform development with modern tooling. Excellent English communication closes this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Mastery of all aspects of the C/C++ programming language.
• Proof experience of more than 6 years in a similar position.
• Advanced degree (PhD or MSc) in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics preferred.
• Strong algorithm engineering skills.
• Working knowledge of Python.
• Solid STL usage.
• Object-oriented programming expertise.
• Attention to software craftsmanship.
• Cross-platform development with CMake, Git and Jira.
• Experience with threading and IPC.
• Excellent English communication skills, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Elaboration of user stories including initial estimation and acceptance criteria.
• Development of new features and refinement of acceptance criteria.
• Sharing progress and impediments in daily stand-up meetings and addressing them with teammates.
• Participation in team ceremonies: review/demo, retrospective, planning.
• Contributing to development infrastructure, build, testing, CI, etc.
• Participating in architecture discussions and revisiting past choices.
• Contributing to documentation (Doxygen, Sphinx).

Skills

C/C++ mastery

Python

STL

OOP

CMake

Git

Jira

Threading & IPC

Algorithm engineering

Cross-platform development

English communication

Education

PhD or MSc in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics

Tools

Doxygen

Sphinx

Job description

Utimaco, a global provider of IT security solutions, invites experienced software engineers to join a team driving next generation security hardware and software. You will contribute to feature development, architecture discussions, and robust documentation in a flexible, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes C/C++ excellence, advanced degree preference, strong algorithms, and cross‑platform development with modern tooling. Excellent English communication closes this opportunity.