Lead Backend Software Engineer (C++)

We’re a game changer that optimizes supply chains of the world's leading companies with our very own smart software and services. Are you passionate about programming? Are you eager to solve complex and real-world problems with smart software? And are you ready to join a place where smart solutions meet human collaboration? Your challenge As a Lead Software Engineer, you drive the design and delivery of high-performance, scalable software systems. In this role, you combine your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to guide a team of engineers as they build robust, production-ready solutions. You work closely with customers to resolve issues and ensure reliable, high-quality outcomes. You Are Responsible For Designing robust, scalable C++ solutions with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, and cross-component integration. Taking end-to-end ownership of delivery, ensuring predictable planning, clear milestones, and reliable execution. Driving the team towards delivery outcomes by providing technical direction, removing blockers, ensuring accountability, and driving a strong getting-things-done mentality. Challenging and refining requirements with product analysts to ensure clarity, feasibility, and delivery readiness. Taking ownership of technical correctness, including performance and scalability, while collaborating with QA to enable strong automation and fast feedback loops. Working closely with customers to understand issues, drive fast resolutions, and ensure the solution’s real‑world robustness. Your team As a Software Engineer, you’ll join the software development team, as part of the Product Development organization. Product Development consists of specialized teams that focus on a specific domain such as demand and supply planning, user experience, data science, integration, solvers, and more. These teams drive our product road map, share OMP’s vision and expertise and create smart, robust, and scalable software solutions that solve our customers’ complex supply chain planning challenges. About You A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar. Alternatively, equivalent by experience. At least 10 years of work experience in a C++ software engineering role. Excellent algorithmic and conceptual thinking. Conceptual, generalist knowledge of different technologies and curiosity to stay up to date with various technology stacks. Good communication and collaboration skills. Pride in the high-quality software you design. Bonus Points If You Have Relevant experience in cloud-native technologies, streaming frameworks, service-oriented architecture, and API development. Experience with working in remote teams. Knowledge about testing systems. But most of all, you’re fun to work with and a great team player! Your future We find the perfect intersection of your talents and our evolving needs. Our talent management program supports your personal development and empowers you to build a career in line with your ambitions. Many of our team members who start as a software engineer grow into the role of software architect, software expert, project manager, or team manager. Our offer Continuous learning: Access customized training, coaching programs, and on-the-job development opportunities. Flexibility: Flex your schedule with working from home, adaptable hours, and the autonomy to shape your routine. Benefits: An attractive salary package including health insurance, 401k plan (no waiting period), life insurance, paid vacation, and other competitive benefits. Collaborative culture: Cross-team collaboration and creative challenges that encourage you to share knowledge, celebrate wins, and grow together. Innovation: Fuel innovation through collaboration, experimentation, and out-of-the-box thinking. Well-being: Thrive in a workplace that supports your physical and mental health by promoting a wide range of facilities and activities like birthday events, sports sessions, in-house coaches and healthy meal options. Our Company We’re a leading game changer that optimizes supply chains with our very own smart software and services. With a team of 1,400+ passionate, creative minds from over 70 nationalities, we help the world’s largest companies to run their supply chains more efficiently and sustainably. Our customers include BASF, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, Nestlé, and Procter & Gamble. #J-18808-Ljbffr OMP