Senior C++ Software Developer

Job Description

Jeppesen Foreflight is one of the largest software development companies in Gothenburg.We develop and implement innovative resource management and optimization solutions for the world’s leading airlines. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and delivering more value to our clients.

At Jeppesen’s office in central Gothenburg you will work in a one-of-a-kind software development organization with solutions that make a real difference to people around the world. You will be working in an agile learning organization, surrounded by a team of talented, creative and dedicated colleagues. You will learn and broaden your perspective by working with 400 professionals from more than 50 different nations, but also be part of a global organization allowing for collaboration with customers and colleagues across the world. Most importantly, you will be expected to make a difference.

We are seeking a Senior C++ Software Developer to join our Crew Tracking team in Gothenburg. You will help evolve a business-critical product used by airlines worldwide, ensuring efficient, secure, and high-quality crew operations.

In this role, you’ll contribute to modernizing our on-premises solution into a cloud-ready (AWS) architecture, while developing backend components close to the database with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.

You’ll work in a collaborative team of senior engineers, partnering with stakeholders and customers to deliver impactful solutions. Quality is central to our work, with strong DevSecOps practices, CI/CD, and automated testing.

As a senior developer, you’ll guide technical decisions, promote secure and high-quality engineering practices, and support the adoption of modern tools, including AI-enabled solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to influence product direction and grow your technical and professional skills through continuous learning and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to all aspects of the DevSecOps lifecycle, ensuring that security, observability, quality, and automation are embedded throughout the development process.


• Help guide technical decisions, improve software design, and support the team in delivering robust, maintainable, and scalable solutions.


• Support the evolution of the product architecture toward cloud-ready and SaaS-oriented solutions.


• Promote a strong product security mindset, including secure coding practices, vulnerability awareness, and security considerations throughout the development Lifecycle.


• Champion a strong product quality mindset, with a sustained focus on engineering excellence, testability, code quality, maintainability, and continuous improvement across the full software lifecycle.


• Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs, solve problems, and deliver value to customers.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.


• Extensive professional experience in modern C++ development, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality backend software in complex environments.


• Strong Python experience for tooling, automation, testing, or integration work.


• Strong experience working in Linux environments, including system administration fundamentals and Bash scripting.


• Solid background in DevSecOps practices, with an understanding of how observability, automated testing, secure delivery pipelines, and operational excellence contribute to resilient, scalable, and business-critical software delivery.


• Proven ability to design and influence software architecture for complex systems, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, performance, and long-term evolvability.


• Excellent problem-solving and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and turn ambiguous challenges into practical solutions.


• Strong team player, comfortable working collaboratively in a high-performing engineering environment.


• Comfortable working in agile environments and embracing iterative delivery, fast feedback, and learning from experimentation.


• Ability to identify, evaluate, and apply AI-enabled tools and technologies to drive innovation, improve engineering efficiency, and create measurable business value through better solutions, faster delivery, and higher-quality outcomes.


• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good knowledge and hands-on experience with SQL, including querying and data interaction.

• Good knowledge and hands-on experience with XML and related data interchange formats.

• Good knowledge and hands-on experience with Java, particularly in mixed-technology or integration-heavy environments.

• Good knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including container orchestration, application deployment, and packaging with Helm charts.

• Proficiency with Git-based development workflows, including GitLab and GitHub, code reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative delivery practices.

• Broad knowledge of observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.

• Experience with cloud-native development and deployment patterns.

If you are eager to take on new challenges and work in an evolving environment with a team of skilled engineering professionals, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of crew tracking solutions.

Relocation:

This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area of Gothenburg or relocate at their own expense. Please apply by sending your CV in English.

Why You Should Join: 

At Jeppesen ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees and empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide employees and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but is not limited to the following:

• Medical Insurance


• Employer paid life, AD&D, and long term disability insurance


• Health and wellness reimbursement allowance


• Pension plan


• 30 paid vacation days, as well as additional days off for Christmas break


• Employee assistance program


• 2 days off to volunteer annually 


• Employee referral program 


• Flight rewards and flight stipend