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About the Role

JetBrains is exploring the future of AI-native development experiences for C++ developers. This role involves shaping this future by building AI-powered workflows, integrating coding agents into developer tools, and defining CLion as a premier environment for AI-assisted software development. It's a hands-on technical leadership position focused on prototyping, implementing, and validating AI workflows, and influencing technical direction.

Responsibilities

Shape and deliver AI-powered features for CLion and C++ development workflows.
Design the architecture for AI integrations, agent tools, and C++-specific AI capabilities.
Build practical benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI-assisted C++ development scenarios.
Prototype and validate new AI workflows, including debugging, code understanding, refactoring, and project navigation.
Collaborate with product managers, ML engineers, QA engineers, stakeholders, and senior developers to shape and deliver the roadmap.
Work closely with JetBrains AI, ML, and product teams to help define the AI strategy for the C++ ecosystem.
Evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives, bringing new ideas and proposals that align with the broader JetBrains AI strategy.
Contribute hands-on to technical design, software architecture, and implementation in a large, mature codebase.
Help define a technical roadmap for AI agent and tool integrations in C++ development workflows.
Build trust and alignment across the C++ Ecosystem, AI, Product, QA, and ML organizations.

Requirements

Significant software engineering experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior technical role.
Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, or other JVM technologies, or the ability to quickly become productive in a JVM-based codebase.
Experience building AI-powered products, developer tools, coding assistants, agents, or LLM-based workflows.
Strong understanding of how modern coding agents operate, including tool calling, context management, MCP, and evaluation techniques.
A track record of driving technical direction in ambiguous and rapidly evolving areas.
Strong product instincts and an ability to balance innovation with practical delivery.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.

Skills

AI-powered features
AI integrations
Agent tools
C++-specific AI capabilities
Benchmarks and evaluation frameworks
AI-assisted C++ development
Debugging
Code understanding
Refactoring
Project navigation
AI strategy
Technical design
Software architecture
AI agent and tool integrations
Kotlin
Java
JVM technologies
LLM-based workflows
Tool calling
Context management
MCP
Evaluation techniques
C++ development workflows
Compilers
Debuggers
Language tooling
Developer productivity products
IDE internals
Language servers
Code analysis
Refactoring systems
Static analysis

Location

Remote

Work Type

Remote
Work from home
Work from the office

Experience Level

Senior technical leader
Staff Engineer
Principal Engineer
Technical Lead

Salary/Compensations

Strong base salary. We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.

Benefits

Strong base salary
Competitive pay
Flexible work location
Work from home
Work from the office
Remote work up to 30 days per year from abroad
Extra time off
Medical insurance allowance
Learning and development opportunities
Access to conferences
Access to courses
Access to language classes
Relocation support
Language classes
Hot meal or lunch allowance on workdays
Mental health support
Sports benefit
On-site gym or sports club stipend
Internal events
Company-wide celebrations
Team gatherings

About the Company

AI is fundamentally changing how developers write, understand, debug, and maintain software.
At JetBrains, we're exploring what an AI-native development experience should look like for C++ developers.
Your work will directly influence products used by millions of developers worldwide and help shape JetBrains' broader vision for AI-powered software development.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer
We know great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. That’s why we do our best to create an open and inclusive workplace – one that welcomes everyone regardless of their background, identity, religion, age, accessibility needs, or orientation.
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