AI-Driven Dev Tools Lead for C++ & IDEs

JetBrains; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Relocation support

Medical insurance allowance

Learning & development

Language classes

Lunch allowance

Mental health support

On-site gym

Job summary

JetBrains, a leader in developer tools, seeks a senior technical leader to shape AI-powered CLion workflows and C++ development tooling. You will prototype, implement, and validate AI-powered features, influencing architectural direction and product strategy across teams.

You will collaborate with ML, product, and QA teams to drive AI strategy for the C++ ecosystem, and help evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives while contributing hands‑on to design and implementation in a mature codebase.

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior technical role.
• Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, or other JVM technologies, or the ability to quickly become productive in a JVM‑based codebase.
• Experience building AI-powered products, developer tools, coding assistants, agents, or LLM-based workflows.
• Strong understanding of how modern coding agents operate, including tool calling, context management, MCP, and evaluation techniques.
• A track record of driving technical direction in ambiguous and rapidly evolving areas.
• Strong product instincts and an ability to balance innovation with practical delivery.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver AI-powered features for CLion and C++ development workflows.
• Design the architecture for AI integrations, agent tools, and C++‑specific AI capabilities.
• Build practical benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted C++ development scenarios.
• Prototype and validate new AI workflows, including debugging, code understanding, refactoring, and project navigation.
• Collaborate with product managers, ML engineers, QA engineers, stakeholders, and senior developers to shape and deliver the roadmap.
• Work closely with JetBrains AI, ML, and product teams to help define the AI strategy for the C++ ecosystem.
• Evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives, bringing new ideas and proposals that align with the broader JetBrains AI strategy.
• Contribute hands‑on to technical design, software architecture, and implementation in a large, mature codebase.
• Help define a technical roadmap for AI agent and tool integrations in C++ development workflows.
• Build trust and alignment across the C++ Ecosystem, AI, Product, QA, and ML organizations

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Kotlin

Java

AI-powered product experience

Developer tools

Coding agents

Tool calling

MCP

Evaluation techniques

Technical direction

Communication

Job description

JetBrains, a leader in developer tools, seeks a senior technical leader to shape AI-powered CLion workflows and C++ development tooling. You will prototype, implement, and validate AI-powered features, influencing architectural direction and product strategy across teams.

You will collaborate with ML, product, and QA teams to drive AI strategy for the C++ ecosystem, and help evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives while contributing hands‑on to design and implementation in a mature codebase.