Senior C++/Qt Engineer – Mission-Critical Embedded UI

1 week ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Shrike Marine Full time R1 200 000 - R2 400 000 per year

We're looking for a 
Senior C++/Qt Engineer
 to lead development of a new operator UI for a next-generation, mission-critical electro-mechanical platform. The system runs on an
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
, handles 
GigE video
, and interfaces with multiple real-time subsystems.

What You'll Do:

  • Build a modern 
    Qt/QML UI
     for embedded Linux
  • Integrate a 
    GigE Vision
     video stream with low latency
  • Work with 
    real-time constraints
     and high-reliability design
  • Interface with hardware via 
    CAN bus (J1939 a plus)
  • Collaborate closely with our embedded & systems teams on-site

What We're Looking For:

  • 5+ years C++
     (modern C++)
  • Strong 
    Qt/QML
     experience
  • Embedded Linux (Jetson experience ideal)
  • Multithreading, performance optimisation
  • Background in 
    defence/robotics/mission-critical software
     a strong advantage

Nice to Have:

  • GStreamer / GPU-accelerated pipelines
  • UI/UX intuition for operator interfaces

Why Join Us?

Work on a high-impact platform with real hardware, real challenges, and a fast-moving engineering team. On-site work preferred.

Job Type: Temporary

Contract length: 4 months


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