Lead C++ Engineer

Top 3 reasons to join us

• A very clear, global mission
• A product already in use across in 190+ countries
• Hybrid work, 25 days holiday + 6 weeks remote!

Job description

Our mission at what3words is to become the global standard for addressing. Street addresses weren’t designed for 2024. They aren’t accurate enough to specify building entrances, and they don’t exist for parks, rural areas and many parts of the world. This makes it hard to find places and causes problems and inefficiencies on a global scale.

That’s why we created what3words. We divided the world into 3m squares and gave each square a unique combination of three words. It’s the easiest way to find and share precise locations.

Over the last year, what3words has been used in 193 countries, and our monthly active users continue to grow at an impressive pace. Our tech is used by emergency services, delivery companies, eCommerce businesses, ride-hailing apps and NGOs, and is integrated into the navigation systems of millions of cars around the world.

This a great opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious team, at one of the most exciting times in this company’s life.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a Lead C++ Engineer to take ownership of the core technology powering all what3words integrations. You will be called to solve problems across a wide range of applications and to design and maintain portable and scalable solutions. Your code will need to be efficient, compact and well documented. You will also have to write extensive unit and integration level tests to ensure correctness of the code, which is paramount to the what3words algorithm.

This role is an excellent growth opportunity for the ideal candidate to develop their experience and career so if you feel you meet most of the requirements and our mission resonates with you, please do apply.

The role is based in our centrally located HCMC office. While you can work from the office five days a week if preferred, our Engineering team can choose to work up to two days a week from home. We also offer a six-week remote-work allowance; for up to six weeks a year, you can work from anywhere in the world (as long as you’ve got great WiFi and are happy to work with your main office timezone).

Equality, diversity and inclusion at what3words

Our mission is to help everyone talk about everywhere, and we believe diverse perspectives make for a better company and better products too. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are committed to equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes and company culture.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits to all permanent employees of what3words:
 

• Competitive salary
•  Flexible working
•  6 week remote working (work from anywhere) policy
•  25 days holiday: plus the option to buy more!
•  Share options
•  Private health insurance
•  Wellbeing Days
•  Generous parental leave policies
•  Family friendly policies
•  Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
•  Lunch & learn sessions
•  Team social budget
   

Your skills and experience

• Strong proficiency in Modern C++ (11 or later)
• Strong mathematical reasoning
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Familiarity with JVM-based languages
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc)
• Experience with unit testing and writing comprehensive tests
• Ability to work independently on significant features over several sprints seeing work through shipping 
• Able to work directly with PMs/QA/clients to define requirements 
• Keen to own things and work end-to-end on features

Why you'll love working here

Our team is a group of talented people from all over the world on an unprecedented journey. Every day brings new challenges and we are always learning. You will be proud to see your individual and team contributions making a real difference. 🙂