Safety-critical software engineering for space, defense, energy and rail
Critical Software is a Coimbra-based engineering firm building dependable systems for regulated, high-stakes industries. Its hiring tilts toward senior product roles tied to space missions, in-orbit operations and C5ISR, which points to a shift from services toward owned product lines. The stack pairs C++, Java/Quarkus and IBM DOORS requirements tooling with Kubernetes, Terraform and OpenTelemetry on Azure, reflecting traceability-heavy delivery on modern cloud infrastructure.
Notable leadership hires: Technology Director
Critical Software, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal, develops systems and software for sectors where failure is costly, including aerospace, railway, medical systems, energy and finance. Its specialties cover cyber security, safety management, testing, systems and software development, and artificial intelligence. The privately held company employs 1,001–5,000 people and recruits in Portugal, Germany and the United States. It holds Benefit Corporation status and CMMI Level 5 ratings for both its waterfall and agile development processes.
Critical Software uses C++, Java, Quarkus, Python, Go, React, Angular and TypeScript, with IBM DOORS for requirements, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Oracle for data, and Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and Azure for infrastructure.
Current work includes a product roadmap for space missions, expansion into in-orbit operations, next-generation C5ISR system development, multi-domain orchestration integration and an AI-augmented finance function.
Critical Software is hiring in Portugal, Germany and the United States, with openings concentrated in senior product and engineering roles plus a Technology Director position.
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