Staff Software Engineer - C++

2 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • DevOps • Full Stack Development

About the job

Summary

Egnyte seeks a Staff C++ Engineer for its Windows Desktop team in Poznań, Poland. Responsibilities include designing, developing, optimizing, and maintaining the Windows application and its components to integrate with the Egnyte ecosystem for desktop users. This role involves collaborating with various teams (Product Management, QA, UI/UX), driving architectural decisions, mentoring team members, ensuring high-quality releases, and working in an Agile environment focused on continuous improvement and performance optimization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in modern C++, Windows development (WinAPI, .NET API, WPF, PowerShell), and Agile methodologies.
Must have:
  • 5+ years C++ software engineering experience
  • 3+ years Windows development (WinAPI, .NET, WPF, PowerShell)
  • Experience with C# and Python
  • Understanding of Windows concepts (processes, multithreading)
  • Knowledge of filesystem concepts and tools (ProcMon, WinDBG)
  • Agile methodologies, Git, CI/CD, TDD
Good to have:
  • Experience with COM, WMI, UWP, WinUI
  • Windows kernel drivers, MSI installers
  • Networking protocols (HTTP, TLS)
  • PowerShell scripting for automation
  • Monitoring tools (Grafana, ELK Stack)
Perks:
  • Attractive salary
  • Egnyte account with lifetime cloud storage
  • MultiSport card or gift cards
  • Private medical healthcare
  • In-house English classes
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Staff Software Engineer - C++

Poznań, Poland

 

EGNYTE YOUR CAREER. SPARK YOUR PASSION.

Egnyte is a place where we spark opportunities for amazing people. We believe that every role has meaning, and every Egnyter should be respected. With 22,000+ customers worldwide and growing, you can make an impact by protecting their valuable data. When joining Egnyte, you’re not just landing a new career, you become part of a team of Egnyters that are doers, thinkers, and collaborators who embrace and live by our values:

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ABOUT EGNYTE

Egnyte is the secure multi-cloud platform for content security and governance that enables organizations to better protect and collaborate on their most valuable content. Established in 2008, Egnyte has democratized cloud content security for more than 22,000 organizations, helping customers improve data security, maintain compliance, prevent and detect ransomware threats, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.

 

ABOUT A ROLE

We are looking for a highly skilled Staff C++ Engineer to join our Windows Desktop team. If you are passionate about designing and optimizing demanding systems, and want to contribute to the development of a global product with a diverse and impressive client base, we'd love to hear from you!

As part of our team, you will collaborate closely with software developers, QA engineers, Product Owners, and UI/UX designers around the globe to deliver robust, high-performance solutions. You will play a key role in driving architectural decisions, mentoring team members, and ensuring our product meets the highest standards of quality and reliability.

We operate in a dynamic Agile environment, focusing on continuous improvement, scalability, and performance optimization. Our mission is to deliver exceptional business value to our through innovative software solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

  • Design, develop, optimize and maintain Egnyte’s Windows application and related components to expose Egnyte ecosystem for desktop users,
  • Work with Product Management and other teams to understand, and influence features and create requirements
  • Design and create dev test routines for the application and its features.
  • Work with QA to improve testing, reproduce customer issues, and deliver overall better quality product releases.
  • Support tech leads in driving product development, mentoring team members, as well as achieving both technical and business goals.
  • Documenting best practices and architectural choices.
  • Be part of a multinational team distributed across multiple time zones.

  

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

  • 5years of software engineering experience in modern C++ programming
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience in Windows development, with proven experience in: WinAPI, .NET API, WPF, and PowerShell
  • proven professional experience in C# and Python programming
  • Understanding of Windows concepts like processes, multithreading, registry and system privileges.
  • Understanding of filesystem concepts, like: file types, permissions, atomicity, journaling, caching,
  • Knowledge of tools like ProcMon, WinDBG, Visual Studio Profiler, PerfView, Wireshark and Postman.
  • Hands-on experience in the development and maintenance of multithreaded and multiprocess applications for Windows.
  • Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and TDD,
  • Good communication skills in English.

NICE TO HAVE:

  • Experience with COM, WMI, UWP, WinUI, Windows kernel drivers, Windows installer (MSI), virtualization technologies hosting Windows OS, Azure platform
  • Experience in networking protocols and standards: HTTP, TLS, W3C, OWASP, network certificates management and network diagnostics
  • Expertise in PowerShell scripting for automation
  • Experience with monitoring tools like Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
  • Hands-on experience in programming and using Jenkins
  • Understanding of REST API principles and experience in developing or integrating RESTful services

 

BENEFITS:

  • Attractive salary package based on skillset
  • Your own Egnyte account with lifetime access cloud storage
  • MyBenefit: you can choose a MultiSport card or gift cards every month
  • Private medical healthcare
  • In-house English classes

 

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:

At Egnyte, we celebrate our differences and thrive on our diversity for our employees, our products, our customers, our investors, and our communities. Egnyters are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work and to appreciate the many differences that collectively make Egnyte a higher-performing company and a great place to be.

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