Lead Software Engineer, C++

We are looking for Lead Software Engineer to join our team developing web-based technology platform, Derwent Sequence Base - an essential resource for searching, analyzing and exploring the world's patented biological sequences used by scientists and IP professionals.

About You

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a software engineer with a strong focus on developing modular, efficient, and maintainable code using C++, including 2 years of experience writing and executing unit tests and 2 years of experience working with Elasticsearch and Postgres

• A Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience

• Proficiency in English

It would be great if you also had…

• Experience working with Docker containers and containerized applications

• Experience working in Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

• Hands‑on experience with AWS and cloud‑based services

• Exposure to microservices architectures and RESTful APIs

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Experience or interest in bioinformatics, biological data processing, or large‑scale scientific datasets

• Understanding of patents, intellectual property

What will you be doing in this role?

• Review peer code to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability

• Define and contribute to the architecture of software solutions

• Implement software for: High‑complexity specifications in limited‑scale systems, or Medium to high‑complexity specifications in large‑scale systems

• Respond to direct and indirect customer inquiries regarding system functionality and design and participate in customer meetings as needed

• Write and maintain technical documentation for applications and systems

­About the Team

You will be working with a team of 3 other Software Engineers and 2 QA Engineers reporting to technical manager.

About the Product

Derwent Sequence Base is a web‑based technology platform and a mission‑critical resource for biologics research and IP analysis. The platform provides:

• Access to the most comprehensive global patent sequence data

• Intuitive tools to search, analyze, and explore biological sequences

• High confidence insights for scientists, patent professionals, and IP analysts worldwide

Hours of Work

This is a permanent full-time position, with core engagement hours within CET time zone. This is a hybrid position; you will be expected to work from our Belgrade office 3 days every other week.

Benefits 

• Holidays: 25 days paid leave per annum 

• Private Health Insurance 

• Paid Lunch 

• Yearly Bonus 

• Yearly Merit Plan 

• My Learning Platform 

• Fit Pass 

• Life Insurance

• Accident Insurance

• Company bicycles for rent free of charge

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

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