C++ Software Development Engineer

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 04:17 Job Description:
Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported. We believe in rewarding all our employees with competitive salaries, performance based annual bonuses, stock options and training opportunities.

If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better .
The Role:
Rakuten Kobo's eReader team is looking for an experienced C++ Software Engineer III to join our team in Darmstadt, Germany to work on our range of eReader devices. You will be joining a software delivery team of ~15 to work on building and enhancing some of the top eReaders in the market. The ideal candidate will be located in Darmstadt, or the wider Hesse region in Germany.
Here are some of the things we do and strongly believe in:
We follow an Agile development process that encourages trying new things and making suggestions to enable us to continuously improve
We’re dedicated to crafting high-quality, peer-reviewed code, and we’re continuously working on growing our automated test suite to ensure reliability and efficiency
Every member on the team has a voice and is encouraged to contribute to planning, designing, and decision making
QA is embedded within our development teams is involved in projects from day one, promoting a collaborative approach to quality
We host regular learning sessions on various engineering topics hosted by members of the team
Responsibilities:
• As a member of an Agile development team:
Design, implement, and test new functionality for Kobo eReader devices
Propose and carry out refactoring within the codebase to improve design and quality
Debug and fix defects found by QA and customers
Review code for other developers on the team
Estimate the effort for future work as an input to planning

• Collaborate within the eReader team on improvements to our processes and code base
• Share your knowledge to help grow other members on the team and in turn learn from other members on the team

Requirements:
• Strong software design skills, including:
Object-oriented design incorporating design principles and patterns
Identifying and explaining trade-offs and rationale
Converting final state designs into a sequence of smaller testable incremental steps
• Strong software development skills in C++11 (or newer), including:
Reviewing code and providing feedback (with rationale) to improve code
Following modern development best practices

• Experience develop ing graphical user interfaces in C++ using Qt or a similar library
• Experience with embedded development, preferably on Linux
• 5+ years of experience as a developer in an Agile development environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

• Familiar with:

• M ulti-threaded applications development
• Web technologies (JavaScript/CSS/HTML/

Bonus points:

• Experience with GCC, ARM toolchains, and shell scripting
• Experience with writing and maintaining automated tests in C++, ideally including:

Use of dependency injection and mocking frameworks
Use of test frameworks such as Google Test
User interface tests
Experience with TDD

• Familiarity with the EPUB format/standard
• EInk screen experience
• Database experience with SQLite

The Perks:
Flexible hours and hybrid remote working environment
Lifestyle spending account
Talent and development training budget
Free Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobook
Weekly Kobo Tech University sessions
Maternity/paternity leave top up
About Rakuten Kobo Inc.
Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global ecommerce companies, with the world’s most innovative e-reading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning e-readers, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
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