Simulation C++ Developer

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.

Capability Group Overview

The Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S) is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.

Position Summary

Metrea is looking for experienced C++ programmers to join our team creating our core large scale simulation platform as well as simulation systems for different military aircraft. As a simulation C++ programmer, you will work closely with our experts in aerospace and military simulations to create an immersive simulated world with complex and realistic agent behavior and a rich pattern of life. You will support specialized team members with a variety of programming tasks. If you are looking forward to solving hard technical problems and can delve deep into understanding the underlying codebase while keeping performance in mind, we will be a good match for you.

This role will require you to be a team player who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary environment and expects you to be communicative and independent in your work. You should be motivated to find creative and scalable solutions for complex problems.

Role and Responsibilities

As a simulation C++ programmer, you will develop various systems within our simulation software. We have a broad range of tasks to take on and we will try our best to match your skillset with the items in our backlog. Typically, as a part of a team, you will be responsible for delivering new, or expanding existing systems related to vehicle simulations, that also includes reviewing code from colleagues. The list of skills and experience we look for is quite broad, we don’t expect you to know everything, but we anticipate that you should tick at least a few of those boxes below.

Skills and Experience

• Experience with Unreal Engine C++ programming
• Experience with Perforce
• UI / UX design and / or UI programming experience
• Experience from the video game industry
• Passion for anything aerospace-related
• Experience with simulation training tools development
• Experience with large-scale games or simulations
• Experience with wargames
• Experience working with international teams
• Background in related fields (e.g., Military, Aerospace, Software, Engineering, Physics, Math)

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes : entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

Sweden

Friskvård of 5K annually

Personal development budget (2K for books, courses, subscriptions etc)

Parental leave

5% occupational pension (swe. tjänstepension),

30 days of leave

Discretionary Bonus

Poland

Private Medical Care

MultiSport sport card

English lessons

Personal development allowance

Optional PPK scheme

Discretionary bonus

26 days PTO

Right to Work

The employee will have the legal right to work in the Sweden / Poland and will be able to produce right to work documentation.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 17 : 00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Work Location

Stockholm / Warzaw – Hybrid remote

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting

Travel

The role will require occasional travels