Senior C++ Engineer — Hybrid (Porto) | Growth & Learning

Hexa Consulting; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Mental health support

Training and certification support

Flexible working arrangements

Childcare vouchers

Job summary

Hexa Consulting in Porto is seeking a Senior C++ Software Developer to design, develop and maintain reliable applications within the financial markets sector. This hybrid role focuses on delivery, quality and structured release processes.

You will take ownership from requirements to implementation, test automation and ongoing improvements, collaborating with stakeholders and using Jira for planning.

Qualifications

• Senior-level professional experience in C++ software development, with strong technical autonomy and responsibility for application delivery.
• Ability to manage application development activities from requirements analysis through implementation and delivery.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Commitment to software quality, maintainability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable technical specifications.
• Professional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
• Effective communication skills, accountability and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain software applications using C++.
• Take ownership of application development activities, managing technical priorities and delivery workflows with autonomy.
• Analyze business requirements and convert them into clearly defined development tasks and user stories.
• Organize and maintain source code repositories, ensuring consistency, traceability and effective version control.
• Plan and monitor development activities using Jira, maintaining visibility of progress and technical deliverables.
• Develop and maintain automated unit tests to support software reliability and code quality.
• Investigate and resolve software defects, contributing to stable and predictable releases.
• Communicate development progress, release priorities and potential delivery risks to relevant stakeholders.

Skills

C++ programming

Python

Shell scripting

Unit testing

Software lifecycle

Requirements analysis

Communication

Tools

Jira

Git

CMake

Job description

Hexa Consulting in Porto is seeking a Senior C++ Software Developer to design, develop and maintain reliable applications within the financial markets sector. This hybrid role focuses on delivery, quality and structured release processes.

You will take ownership from requirements to implementation, test automation and ongoing improvements, collaborating with stakeholders and using Jira for planning.