Job Description
Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated over 29 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.
We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.
As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.
Job Description
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Windows C++ Senior Software Engineer with strong, hands-on expertise in Win32 and MFC. This role is focused on enhancing and maintaining a complex legacy desktop application built heavily on MFC. The ideal candidate is someone who has deep exposure to large, intricate Windows codebases—not simply general-purpose or historical C++ experience.
This is a high-visibility role requiring direct customer engagement and the ability to deliver confidently without a learning curve on Win32/MFC fundamentals.
Key Responsibilities
- Enhance, maintain, and modernize a complex, legacy MFC-based Windows desktop application.
- Work through tightly coupled UI logic, large view hierarchies, and challenging architectural areas in an existing MFC codebase.
- Collaborate closely with customers, providing technical credibility and professional communication in a visible engagement.
- Serve as a primary strong C++ engineer within the project team.
- Work across the Windows desktop stack, ensuring seamless integration within the existing Win32/MFC architecture.
- Ensure high reliability, stability, and maintainability of the application with minimal oversight.
- Contribute to reducing technical risk by bringing proven, demonstrable Windows C++ expertise.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- 7 to 10 Years of strong, recent, and hands-on experience in Windows-native C++ development, specifically with Win32 API and MFC (not general or outdated C++ work).
- Experience modernizing legacy Windows applications.
- Beneficial would be experience working on computational science and computational solvers. Experience in optimisation, parallelisation, multithreading, mathematical models, complex data models. Familiarity with COM Windows debugging tools, or Visual Studio diagnostics.
- Understanding performance optimization in MFC/Win32.
- Ability to navigate and refactor large legacy codebases.
- Proven experience maintaining or improving complex legacy MFC applications, including areas with poor coding practices or deep UI coupling.
- Ability to be productive immediately, without ramp-up time on Win32/MFC fundamentals.
- Strong problem-solving capabilities within Windows desktop environments.
- Comfort working directly with customers—professional communication, credibility, and clarity are essential.
- Demonstrated history of delivering high-quality software with low risk of escalation due to skill gaps.
Additional Information
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.
One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.
We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company’s profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.
