Senior AI-Driven Lead for C++ Dev Tools

JetBrains

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location
Remote work up to 30 days/year abroad
Medical insurance allowance
Learning & development opportunities
Relocation support
Language classes
Lunch allowance
Mental health support
Sports stipend
Internal events

Job summary

JetBrains is seeking a senior technical leader to shape AI-powered workflows for CLion and C++ development. You will prototype, implement, and validate AI-enabled features, working at the intersection of developer tools, AI agents, IDE architecture, and product strategy.

This is a hands-on role focused on technical direction rather than people management, collaborating with AI/ML teams and product managers.

Qualifications

  • Significant software engineering experience in a senior technical role.
  • Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, or other JVM technologies.
  • Experience building AI-powered products and developer tools.
  • Understanding of coding agents, tool calling, context management and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and deliver AI-powered features for CLion and C++ workflows.
  • Design architecture for AI integrations, agent tools, and C++ AI capabilities.
  • Build benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted development.
  • Prototype and validate AI workflows including debugging and navigation.
  • Collaborate to shape roadmap and align with JetBrains AI strategy.
  • Contribute to technical design and implementation in a large codebase.
  • Define a technical roadmap for AI agent and tool integrations in C++.

Skills

Kotlin
Java
AI-powered products
Developer tools
Coding assistants
LLM-based workflows
Technical leadership

Tools

IDE internals
Language servers
Code analysis
Refactoring systems
Static analysis

Job description

JetBrains is seeking a senior technical leader to shape AI-powered workflows for CLion and C++ development. You will prototype, implement, and validate AI-enabled features, working at the intersection of developer tools, AI agents, IDE architecture, and product strategy.

This is a hands-on role focused on technical direction rather than people management, collaborating with AI/ML teams and product managers.

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