C++ Engineering Manager

Founded in 2012 by cyber-security experts Eduardo Cruz, Josep Gaspar, and Josh Gabel, Qustodio is the global leader in online safety and digital wellbeing for families. In 2022, Qustodio became part of the Qoria group, protecting every child's digital journey through a world-class collaboration between schools, parents, and educators in cyber safety. Qoria's mission is to support families and schools to live and navigate smarter in an increasingly connected world. Together, we help millions of families and educators across the globe protect children from online harm, while promoting healthy digital habits and awareness.

We’re looking for a C++ Engineering Manager with strong experience in cross-platform development (Windows / macOS / Linux), and a proven track record in building multi-threaded, high-performance applications and services at a low level. This leadership role combines deep technical expertise with people management and strategic thinking, shaping the future of Qustodio’s Desktop Platform and the engineering team behind it.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Desktop Platform: Lead the design, development, and delivery of Qustodio’s desktop, SDK, kernel and embedded components.

• Lead Platform Delivery: Drive the technical strategy for our core desktop services, ensuring reliability, scalability and security at global scale.

• Architect for the Future: Work closely with Product and other Engineering teams to set the architectural vision, make high-impact technical decisions, and ensure the platform meets today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.

• Build and Mentor an Exceptional Team: Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent. Cultivate a high-performing, inclusive team culture focused on excellence, ownership, and innovation.

• Deliver at Scale: Balance speed, quality, and risk while driving predictable execution of complex initiatives across multiple platforms.

• Champion Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across the company to align priorities, evangelize platform services, and unify technical efforts.

• Raise the Bar: Define and uphold engineering best practices while continuously improving our development and QA processes.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

• 3+ years of experience managing or leading high-performing engineering teams, including hiring and mentoring.

• 5+ years of hands-on C++ experience building highly scalable, multi-threaded, high-performance distributed systems.

• Strong knowledge of Linux/OSX and Windows development environments.

• Deep understanding of C++ coding best practices and memory/performance management, plus advanced debugging and profiling skills.

• Proven ability to align technical execution with business priorities and drive results across multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with socket filters, SSL, and transparent proxies.

• Kernel-mode application development experience.

• Expertise in cross-platform build systems (e.g., CMake) and cross-platform codebases.

• Knowledge of modern C++ standards (C++11/C++17) and frameworks like Qt.

• Familiarity with install frameworks (MSI, Pkg).

• Experience with embedded systems.

• Track record of implementing continuous integration pipelines and Agile methodologies at scale.

What we offer you:

• Great culture—we are friendly and emphasize both teamwork and fun.

• Our company is home to over 18 nationalities.

• Flexible working hours—and there are possibilities to work from home.

• Interesting challenges in a fast-growing technology company for you to grind your skills.

• Competitive salary range.

• Private health insurance.

• In-house training and team building events.

• A modern and fully equipped office headquarters in Barcelona’s city center.

• Daily supply of fruit and beverages.

• Daily lunch catering.

• 23 days of holidays per year, plus half a day off on your birthday.

• Flexible benefits.

At this stage we are only accepting application from those with full working rights in Spain.

Shortlisting will commence immediately.