Software Engineer C++

Engineering
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Bordeaux, France (Hybrid)

Job go live date: Jun 16, 2025

Position: Permanent

Location: Bordeaux, France

Salary: Competitive package depending on seniority, likely between €45k – €55k

Language: Applicants are required to master French and English, orally and in writing

About DESKi

DESKi has built HeartFocus, a revolutionary, AI-driven heart exam software, and FDA cleared that empowers any healthcare professional to perform world-class echos from any device, anywhere.

Driven by the belief No heart can wait ™, HeartFocus provides a life-saving solution for heart patients, facilitating early detection and disease prevention.  After 4 years of research and having secured its financing, DESKi will start commercialization in 2025 in the USA. 

With our HQ based in Bordeaux, France, we have strong international aspirations, offering a career built on a purpose-led company, day-to-day work in partnership with a passionate team, with amazing tech, that brings true innovation to healthcare

Your Position

As a software engineer C++ within the DESKi team, you’ll join a talented and passionate team shaping the next generation of HeartFocus applications and SDKs. Working closely with other developers, you’ll help design, build, and refine cutting-edge features that push the boundaries of cardiac imaging.

Your deep technical expertise and experience in software architecture will strengthen our collective skill set, while your collaborative mindset will make you a key player in driving innovation across the team.

This role reports directly to the HeartFocus Lead Software Engineer.

Your Mission  

As a Software Engineer C++ within the DESKi development team, you will contribute to the following projects:

  • HeartFocus mobile application: We’re developing this application for Android & iOS using the C++/Qt/QML stack
  • C/C++ SDKs integrating our AI based algorithms: We offer third parties to integrate our technologies in their software products by using our SDKs
  • Medical data acquisition software suite: We are building specific software solutions using C++/Qt/Python to acquire data to train our AI algorithms

The team's development practices are open to evolution; we are dedicated to improving the quality of the software produced every day. The HeartFocus application aims to follow a hexagonal architecture, and C++ developments are most often carried out using TDD with doctest or google test. Each team member contributes to technical, user, regulatory documentation, software architecture and strategies.

Required skills

  • Strong expertise in OOP, software architecture and engineering
  • Master the C++/Qt/QML stack
  • Master CMake, unix based command line, bash scripting
  • Writing unit tests, integration, an end-to-end testing
  • Cross-platform development for iOS/MacOS
  • Professional written and spoken French & English
  • Good communication skills
  • Enjoy learning & improving software engineering skills to build better software

Experience & Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience in software development within teams of 3+ software engineers
  • Experiences in different projects/domains
  • Master degree in computer science
  • Work in scrum-like based environment
  • Used to work in a pull request based work environment

Our comprehensive total rewards support you 

  • Salary: €45,000 – €55,000 annually, depending on experience. May be eligible for equity.
  • Time Off: 25 days of paid leave; full salary continuation during sick leave.
  • Remote Work: 2 days/week remote
  • Health Insurance: Alan – 60% of premiums covered for employees and dependents
  • Transportation : Public transit reimbursement or sustainable mobility allowance
  • Meals: Meal vouchers provided

Recruitment Process 

  • Introductory call with the technical director
  • Technical interview with the technical director & lead developer
  • Final interview with CPO

To apply, please send your resume to david.audrain@deski.ai

Please reach out if you have any questions!