<img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://3339696.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3339696/greenhouse_hero.jpg"><h3>THE OPPORTUNITY</h3>At NavVis, we build cutting-edge technology that powers spatial intelligence across industries. This role is for a software engineer who cares deeply about how software is built and efficient developer workflows. You will design and build developer tooling, improve local development workflows, and remove friction in how engineers write, test, and iterate code. While you will collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams, your primary focus is the developer inner loop — build speed, test reliability, tooling, and engineering productivity. If you enjoy enhancing build systems, scaling CI/CD pipelines, and crafting a smooth end-to-end developer experience, this role offers both autonomy and the opportunity to influence engineering excellence at NavVis. <h3> </h3><h3>HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT</h3><ul><li>You will enhance the end-to-end developer experience by improving local development environments, build systems, testing workflows, and internal development tooling. </li></ul><ul><li>You will majorly contribute to the building, testing, and releasing processes on our CI/CD system to improve developer velocity and reduce friction across engineering teams. </li></ul><ul><li>You are responsible for creating robust tooling, frameworks, and automation that streamline code development, testing, and deployment workflows. </li></ul><ul><li>You will ensure and sustain close collaboration with engineering teams to identify workflow pain points, establish best practices, and drive improvements in onboarding, productivity, and internal processes. </li></ul><ul><li>You act as a catalyst for engineering excellence by championing developer-centric solutions, continuously evaluating new tools, and proposing improvements to how we build and deliver software. </li></ul> <h3>WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE ROLE</h3><ul><li>A Bachelor’s/Master's degree in computer science or relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience </li></ul><ul><li>You bring 5+ years as a Software Engineer, with significant experience improving developer workflows, build systems, or internal tooling </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in building and deploying C++ and Python applications </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in modern build systems and source control workflows (e.g. CMake, Bazel, Git, devcontainers)  </li></ul><ul><li>Strong experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.) </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in Linux systems knowledge and command-line proficiency (Ubuntu/Debian preferred) </li></ul><ul><li>Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization </li></ul><ul><li>Scripting skills in Python or Bash for automation </li></ul><ul><li>A strong passion for improving developer productivity, paired with excellent communication, collaboration, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset </li></ul>  <h3>HOW WE WILL KNOW WE ARE A PERFECT MATCH</h3>Your recruiting partner for this role is Rina (she/her). You can expect to go through a screening call, and up to 4 rounds of interviews, where we would love to discover your passion and interests, introduce you to who we are and what drives us, and finally understand how we can potentially add value to each other's growth. <h3>HOW WE WILL KEEP YOU SMILING</h3><ul><li>It's important to take a break from work! We offer 30 days of paid time off per year</li><li>Affordable access to a vast network of fitness and wellness facilities through EGYM Wellpass subsidy</li><li>Deutschlandticket subsidy to support sustainable travel using public transport</li><li>We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid work setup, enabling you to plan your work around your life, and not your life around work!</li><li>We offer full visa and relocation support for international candidates</li><li>An attractive bike leasing model through JobRad, in line with our commitment towards sustainable mobility</li><li>A competitive compensation package that values the skills and experience you bring</li><li>Up to 4000 EUR employee referral bonus </li><li>Financial support for local language classes to help you in your journey of integrating into the culture!</li></ul><div>We derive our strength from our diversity.NavVis’ unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace has laid the foundation for our incredible growth. We thrive on the collective strength of our people who come from diverse backgrounds. We respect and value every experience associated with race, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion and disability. We do not discriminate on the basis of any of these, or other identities, and strongly encourage everyone to apply.Together with you, we build NavVis!If you need assistance at any stage of the recruiting process due to a disability, please reach out to your recruiting partner(s) for this position.</div>

BUILD BETTER REALITY &mdash; Bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds through reality capture technology that provides the digital foundation for the world you want to live in. We supply fast, reliable spatial data to service providers and enterprises seeking to capture photorealistic digital twins of the built environment. And our digital factory solutions enable greater organizational operability, productivity, agility, and profitability. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, and with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, NavVis serves global customers across the surveying, AEC, and manufacturing industries. Learn more at www.navvis.com.

Lead Software Engineer - Build Systems and Tooling (C++/Python) (F/M/D)

<h3>THE OPPORTUNITY</h3>At NavVis, we build cutting-edge technology that powers spatial intelligence across industries. This role is for a software engineer who cares deeply about how software is built and efficient developer workflows. You will design and build developer tooling, improve local development workflows, and remove friction in how engineers write, test, and iterate code. While you will collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams, your primary focus is the developer inner loop — build speed, test reliability, tooling, and engineering productivity. If you enjoy enhancing build systems, scaling CI/CD pipelines, and crafting a smooth end-to-end developer experience, this role offers both autonomy and the opportunity to influence engineering excellence at NavVis. <h3> </h3><h3>HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT</h3><ul><li>You will enhance the end-to-end developer experience by improving local development environments, build systems, testing workflows, and internal development tooling. </li></ul><ul><li>You will majorly contribute to the building, testing, and releasing processes on our CI/CD system to improve developer velocity and reduce friction across engineering teams. </li></ul><ul><li>You are responsible for creating robust tooling, frameworks, and automation that streamline code development, testing, and deployment workflows. </li></ul><ul><li>You will ensure and sustain close collaboration with engineering teams to identify workflow pain points, establish best practices, and drive improvements in onboarding, productivity, and internal processes. </li></ul><ul><li>You act as a catalyst for engineering excellence by championing developer-centric solutions, continuously evaluating new tools, and proposing improvements to how we build and deliver software. </li></ul> <h3>WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE ROLE</h3><ul><li>A Bachelor’s/Master's degree in computer science or relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience </li></ul><ul><li>You bring 5+ years as a Software Engineer, with significant experience improving developer workflows, build systems, or internal tooling </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in building and deploying C++ and Python applications </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in modern build systems and source control workflows (e.g. CMake, Bazel, Git, devcontainers)  </li></ul><ul><li>Strong experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.) </li></ul><ul><li>Proven experience in Linux systems knowledge and command-line proficiency (Ubuntu/Debian preferred) </li></ul><ul><li>Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization </li></ul><ul><li>Scripting skills in Python or Bash for automation </li></ul><ul><li>A strong passion for improving developer productivity, paired with excellent communication, collaboration, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset </li></ul>  <h3>HOW WE WILL KNOW WE ARE A PERFECT MATCH</h3>Your recruiting partner for this role is Rina (she/her). You can expect to go through a screening call, and up to 4 rounds of interviews, where we would love to discover your passion and interests, introduce you to who we are and what drives us, and finally understand how we can potentially add value to each other's growth. <h3>HOW WE WILL KEEP YOU SMILING</h3><ul><li>It's important to take a break from work! We offer 30 days of paid time off per year</li><li>Affordable access to a vast network of fitness and wellness facilities through EGYM Wellpass subsidy</li><li>Deutschlandticket subsidy to support sustainable travel using public transport</li><li>We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid work setup, enabling you to plan your work around your life, and not your life around work!</li><li>We offer full visa and relocation support for international candidates</li><li>An attractive bike leasing model through JobRad, in line with our commitment towards sustainable mobility</li><li>A competitive compensation package that values the skills and experience you bring</li><li>Up to 4000 EUR employee referral bonus </li><li>Financial support for local language classes to help you in your journey of integrating into the culture!</li></ul><div>We derive our strength from our diversity.NavVis’ unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace has laid the foundation for our incredible growth. We thrive on the collective strength of our people who come from diverse backgrounds. We respect and value every experience associated with race, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion and disability. We do not discriminate on the basis of any of these, or other identities, and strongly encourage everyone to apply.Together with you, we build NavVis!If you need assistance at any stage of the recruiting process due to a disability, please reach out to your recruiting partner(s) for this position.</div>

Lead Software Engineer - Build Systems and Tooling (C++/Python) (F/M/D)

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