Job Description

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Software Developer

General Summary:

About The Role

Qualcomm offers flexible work options tailored to our employee’s needs. These include a combination of work from home and working in our brand new, state of the art office in Penrose Dock, Cork.

Well-being and life balance are fundamental to Qualcomm as an employer.  We recognise and understand that employees have missed spending quality time with loved ones and extended family. 

 

As such, Cork Qualcomm policy allows our employees to blend short-term remote working with annual leave.

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Software Developer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining custom plugins for a range of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) including Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and others. You will collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, user-friendly plugins that enhance the development process.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain custom plugins for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and other IDEs.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of plugins to ensure high performance and reliability.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in IDE development and plugin ecosystems.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for plugin-related issues.
• Document development processes, code changes, and provide user guides for the plugins.
• Collaboration with HQ: Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams at HQ to escalate critical customer issues from EMEA timezone, provide feedback on new features, and contribute to platform improvements
• Act as a technical liaison between customers and HQ to resolve complex issues.
   

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of IT-relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems).
OR
5+ years of IT-relevant work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.

• 3+ years of any combination of academic or work experience with Full-stack Application Development (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.)
• 1+ year of any combination of academic or work experience with Data Structures, algorithms, and data stores.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in developing plugins for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Eclipse or other IDEs.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#,
• Strong understanding of IDE architectures and plugin development frameworks.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Contributions to open-source projects related to IDE plugins.
• Knowledge of additional programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Lua, Kotlin)

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.

There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.

A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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