Senior Real-Time Software Engineer - C++/Rust

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness programs

Benefits platform

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Remote-work equipment allowance

Spectacles allowance

Company events

Counselling support

Job summary

Hitachi Energy seeks an experienced senior software engineer to advance real-time system design and high-performance C++ cores across Windows and Linux. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to transform complex requirements into scalable architectural designs, while embracing agile practices and modern build tooling.

With 8+ years in senior technical roles, you will contribute to performance profiling, low-latency optimizations, and secure, scalable solutions for power grid

Qualifications

• University degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in senior technical roles.
• Advanced proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20) with RAII, smart pointers, STL, concurrency, and memory management.
• Practical knowledge of C# development in plus.
• Strong experience with multithreading, synchronization primitives, asynchronous I/O and real-time system design.
• Proficiency with building systems (CMake, Visual Studio) and cross-platform development for Windows and Linux.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture patterns.
• Demonstrated experience with performance profiling, optimization, and low-latency systems.
• Understanding of software architecture principles and secure, scalable system design.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Good understanding of unit and integration testing techniques and testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security).
• Practical experience developing systems for power grid management and monitoring.
• Understanding of power grid operations and applicable standards.
• Experience with industrial automation systems (SCADA, IED, RTU).
• Experience with industrial protocols and standards (IEC-60870-5-104, DNP3, OPC UA, IEEE C37.118).
• Practical experience working directly with power grid industry clients.
• Proven ability to translate customer requirements into clear technical designs.
• Effective team player with strong communication skills and willingness to learn.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Develop system design in areas like multithreading, synchronization, I/O, and latency requirements for real-time operation.
• Develop high-performance C++ cores to managed runtime services (.NET, RUST) with minimal latency overhead.
• Implement performance optimization and scalability: profile threading behavior, minimizing lock contention, reducing memory allocations in critical paths, and ensure predictable latency at scale.
• Maintain high code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and adherence to SOLID, KISS, DRY and industry best practices.
• Participate in system design, best practices and maintaining code quality in performance-critical sections.
• Participate in technical architecture reviews, design documentation, and roadmaps for feature development, refactoring initiatives, and legacy code modernization, collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to transform requirements into clear architectural designs.
• Support strategic technology decisions on dependencies, build tooling, dependency management, and secure software supply chain practices, maintain cross-platform support: drive modernization of build systems, ensure consistency across multiple deployment environments, and support Linux/Windows compatibility.
• Practical Linux development and deployment strategies.
• Contribute to achieving business goals by designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Continuously enhance existing systems and contribute to the creation of new features.
• Work effectively within an agile environment, continually expanding your technical expertise and understanding of the business domain, actively participate in a cross-disciplinary team and contribute to shared objectives.

Skills

C++

C#

Multithreading

Synchronization

Asynchronous I/O

Real-time design

Linux/Windows

Docker

Kubernetes

CMake

Visual Studio

RAII

Smart pointers

STL

Memory management

Education

University degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

CMake

Visual Studio

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Hitachi Energy seeks an experienced senior software engineer to advance real-time system design and high-performance C++ cores across Windows and Linux. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to transform complex requirements into scalable architectural designs, while embracing agile practices and modern build tooling.

With 8+ years in senior technical roles, you will contribute to performance profiling, low-latency optimizations, and secure, scalable solutions for power grid