AI Technical Lead - C++ Ecosystem

Example problems you'll work on:

• How can coding agents become more effective when working with large C++ codebases?
• How can CLion's debugging, code understanding, and navigation capabilities be integrated into AI-assisted development workflows?
• How should AI-powered developer experiences be evaluated and benchmarked in real-world development scenarios?
• What capabilities should AI agents have access to inside a modern IDE?
• How can we make CLion a better environment for developers who increasingly collaborate with AI tools and agents?

In this role, you will:

• 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

We'd love to talk if you have:

• Significant software engineering experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar senior technical role.
• Strong experience with Kotlin