C++ Software Engineer, 3D Desktop Application

Formlabs; United States; Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

RSUs

Catered lunch

Private health insurance

Transit pass Budapest

Snacks and beverages

3D prints

Dog-friendly office

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Formlabs in Budapest seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Desktop team to build and ship the PreForm print preparation app. You will work on Windows and macOS using C++/Qt6/QML, delivering end-to-end features with strong focus on performance, rendering, and user experience.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate across product, design, QA and other engineering teams to improve tooling, build systems, and deployment, while ensuring maintainable and scalable code in a fast-moving

Qualifications

• Extensive desktop application development experience, ideally with C++/Qt.
• Ability to architect reliable systems within a large evolving codebase.
• Commitment to code quality, testing, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a desktop 3D print preparation application for Windows and macOS.
• Work in C++ / Qt 6 / QML on a large production codebase.
• Develop features end to end including design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Contribute to geometry, rendering, workflow logic, and printer integration.
• Improve build systems, CI, packaging, and developer tooling.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and other engineering teams.

Skills

Desktop development

C++ / Qt

Code quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Fast learner

Tools

CI/CD

Build systems

QML

Job description

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life‑saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We are looking for aSenior Software Engineer for our Desktop team with a user focused mindset and strong technical background. In this hybrid role you will be responsible for implementing E2E software workflows, building and shipping PreForm, for ensuring ease of use, including high performing computations and rendering. By joining Formlabs you’ll have the opportunity to build an intuitive, world class print preparation application, PreForm, that enables users to create amazing 3D prints again and again.

**This is a Hybrid role which requires weekly presence in our Budapest office.

The Job:

• Build and evolve adesktop 3D print preparation application for Windows and macOS
• Work inC++ / Qt 6 / QML on a large production codebase
• Develop features end to end, includingdesign, implementation, automated testing, and deployment
• Contribute to geometry, rendering, workflow logic, and printer integration
• Improve build systems, CI, packaging, and developer tooling
• Partner with product, design, QA, and other engineering teams in a fast-moving product environment

You:

• Have strong experience indesktop application development, preferably in C++/Qt
• Can architect reliable systems and work effectively in a large, evolving codebase
• Care deeply aboutcode quality, testing, and maintainability
• Are comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and ambiguous product problems
• Learn quickly, take initiative, and like working on technically varied challenges

Bonus Skills:

• Can lead projects and have experience working with remote stakeholders
• Experience creating automated software build systems

We Offer:

• Hybrid work
• Shares in the company (RSUs)
• Catered lunch at the office 3 days per week
• Private health insurance with Medicover (Blue package + hospital coverage)
• A monthly or quarterly public transportation pass for Budapest
• Free beverages and snacks at the office
• All You Can Move sports pass with 9500 HUF monthly allowance
• Free 3D prints
• An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues
• Development opportunities both in-house and off-site

We build amazing things. Come join us!

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