Senior Backend Developer (C++ Python )

Bologna - Italy

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore California USA (). We design manufacture and distribute productivity tools for developing a brighter future. Whether cultivating the earth or building upon it Topcon brings innovation in workflow automation and seamless connectivity of data to construction geopositioning and agriculture industries focused on developing a sustainable tomorrow.

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Topcon Positioning System is looking for a qualified individual to fill the role of a

Senior Backend Developer (C / Python / )

Work location: TOPCON Office located in Concordia sulla Secchia Modena ( Italy )

The job can be performed 100% remote ( Italy) with visit to our Concordia office when required

Job Purpose

Were developing next-generation platforms for automating construction geospatial workflows and edge computing. Were now looking for a Senior Backend Developer with strong C expertise and production experience in Python or .

This is a hands-on cross-functional role perfect for engineers who enjoy working on high-performance systems in C while building scalable cloud-native services in modern backend stacks.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Design and develop performance-critical backend components in modern C (C17 or later)
Build and maintain web services and APIs in (TypeScript) or Python (asyncio)
Optimize and bridge systems across languages integrating low-level C logic with higher-level services
Work closely with DevOps to deploy services in cloud-native environments (AWS/Kubernetes)
Participate in architecture discussions code reviews and ongoing refactoring initiatives
Write clean tested maintainable code and mentor peers on engineering best practices
Troubleshoot profile and optimize backend performance under high load

Education & Experience

5 years of experience in backend development including:

Strong production experience with modern C
Proficiency in (JavaScript/TypeScript) or Python
Solid understanding of multithreading memory management and system-level optimization
Experience building scalable REST APIs event-driven services or data pipelines
Familiarity with Docker Kubernetes and cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
Comfortable working in a Linux development environment with Git CI/CD and monitoring tools
Fluent in English written and verbal for working in global distributed teams

Nice to Have

Background in high-load systems geospatial processing or real-time data pipelines
Exposure to Kafka MongoDB PostgreSQL or time-series databases
Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform Pulumi)
Passion for clean architecture performance and engineering excellence

Why Join Us

Remote-first culture with flexible global work arrangements
Impactful domain our tools support the physical world: construction mapping infrastructure
Strong engineering culture: modern stack autonomy and real technical challenges
Work across multiple languages domains and performance layers

Working Conditions:

We offer a hybrid and flexible work setup that promotes both in-person collaboration and individual focus:

Office presence: when required ideally once a month

Remote work (Smart Working): Available for the working days to support productivity and work-life balance

Wed love to hear from you! Please send us your application and the earliest date you could join our team.

For further information please contact our Corporate Senior Recruiter TOPCON Europe Mr. Simone Masseroni by mailing

Required Experience:

Senior IC