Senior Software Engineer

Join ABBYY and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most – driving your growth, while fueling ours. Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing. As a trusted partner for purpose-built AI and intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business. Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones. You will work on further developing a portfolio already containing client names such as DHL, Johnson Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and HR BLOCK. As a trusted partner for intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business. Innovation and excellence run through our veins, and you'll work with experts who are creating market-leading technologies, using Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and an advanced, sophisticated tech stack. We are seeking a skilled Staff Software Engineer to drive the modernization and evolution of our C++ Computer Vision library, including the development of new algorithms specifically for Intelligent Document Processing (IDP). This role focuses on deep technical expertise to deliver robust, high-performance Computer Vision solutions that support our product teams. Our extensive library incorporates algorithms from Classical Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, to cutting-edge Multimodal models. The ideal candidate will design and implement core library architecture while mentoring team members and collaborating across functions to ensure the long-term success of our vision technology. Strong experience with Computer Vision concepts and algorithms is highly valued. Core Responsibilities Technical Leadership Innovation Design and implement major architectural improvements to our C++ Computer Vision library Drive technical decisions for library modernization, scalability, and performance Establish technical standards and best practices for C++ development Lead implementation of critical algorithms and optimization initiatives Design robust error handling, testing, and verification systems Develop solutions for code quality, maintainability, and developer experience Technical Mentorship Collaboration Mentor senior and junior engineers on technical challenges Provide expert guidance on complex modernization implementations Drive adoption of modern C++ engineering best practices Facilitate technical knowledge sharing and design discussions Contribute technical insights to roadmap planning Elevate team capabilities through knowledge transfer Architecture Innovation Design and implement high-performance, memory-efficient algorithms Lead major refactoring and modernization initiatives Develop new Computer Vision algorithms focused on Intelligent Document Processing Establish patterns for cross-platform compatibility Implement advanced optimization techniques Design library architecture for internal product teams Ensure robustness and reliability of production systems Required Qualifications Education Experience Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 5+ years of software engineering experience Strong background in C++ development and cross-platform library design Cross-Platform experience in at least a couple of platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac Experience building and maintaining production-grade software systems Technical Expertise Deep knowledge of modern C++ Expertise in software architecture and design patterns Strong understanding of Computer Vision and Machine Learning algorithms and techniques Experience with performance optimization and profiling Knowledge of low-level syste ... (truncated, view full listing at source)