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Product Development Engineer - Steel

IDEA StatiCa is a leading international innovator in the field of structural analysis and design of structures. Our applications are desktop as well as cloud-based and enable structural engineers in more the 115 countries worldwide to accurately design structural members, which they had estimated before. Our Chief Executive Officer, Juraj Sabatka, is the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year 2020.

As a Product Development Engineer you will improve an entrusted portion of our products that help structural engineers in their daily tasks. That includes collecting of feature requests, feature planning, setting tasks for software engineers, and testing. You will be responsible for a worldwide-selling product with disruptive technologies.  

What will you do?

  • Participate in defining tasks for fellow developers, preparing technical specifications, and assisting them in delivering the required functionality in the shortest possible time.
  • Review and test developed functionalities to ensure the delivery of error-free features to customers. Develop and maintain automated testing systems.
  • Manage and enhance the set of verification and validation documents for our software, collaborating with partner universities on their creation.
  • Write product documentation, including theoretical manuals, technical articles, release notes, etc.
  • Analyze user behavior and the success of developed functionalities.
  • Assist the sales and support teams in resolving complex user inquiries.
  • Represent the company at professional conferences in CZ/SVK and abroad.
  • Gather requirements from all stakeholders (customers, distributors, partners, colleagues) and propose further development of IDEA StatiCa applications and services.

Role requirements

  • University degree in Structural Engineering
  • Experience in designing steel structures
  • Familiarity with software commonly used by civil engineers
  • Ability to work as a member of an agile team—communicate, organize, prioritize, assign, and review developed functionalities
  • Passion for understanding the work of structural engineers worldwide and the ability to see the world from their perspective
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills 

How Our Development Process Works?

  • 5 autonomous development teams are responsible for different parts of the IDEA StatiCa products and services: Steel, Concrete, BIM, Cloud, and Solver.
  • Each team has a maximum of 10 members, all contributing to product and technology improvements.
  • We operate in 14-day sprints, with teams fully involved in all activities from brainstorming and task definition to testing and demo.
  • Development is fully managed in Azure DevOps, encompassing everything from task management and source code to code reviews, automated pipelines, and one-click production releases.
  • For desktop applications, we have 2 major releases and 10 patches annually, while cloud applications follow a continuous delivery model. We plan our roadmap in Productboard.
  • We code in C# using .NET 6.0, with cloud front-end in React and desktop GUI in WPF.
  • Our cloud applications run on Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a focus on serverless architecture and scalable AWS managed technologies.
  • We process logs from all our applications and services in Seq, manage errors with Sentry.io, collect analytics in Google Analytics, and monitor availability with Pingdom.

Why Work With Us?

  • We are a Czech company with a global impact on the structural design industry.
  • Our products are built on unique technology, solving real-world problems, such as reducing material waste while maintaining construction safety.
  • We are a family-owned company experiencing successful organic growth.
  • Our team consists of professionals in both structural engineering and software/cloud service development.
  • We offer transparent compensation, with bonuses linked to the company’s revenue.
  • Ongoing professional development is encouraged through training and certifications in the Czech Republic and abroad.
  • Our office is located in Brno, with the option for partial remote work, 4 weeks of vacation, 5 free days, and 5 sick days. 

Are you interested?

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear it. Let us know at jobs@ideastatica.com.

And, do not forget to attach your CV.