Technical Lead

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.

Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow - all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

Onshape (), a PTC SaaS business, is developing a completely new Computer Aided Design (CAD) and design data management platform, delivered globally as SaaS, for professional mechanical designers and engineers. Think SolidWorks meets GitHub meets Google Docs. Our office is in the beautiful 121 Seaport Blvd. building in the heart of Boston's Seaport District. We have a fantastic team of 100 people working on the Onshape service. You will be working on a one-of-a-kind 3D collaborative CAD application with cutting edge cloud, web, and mobile technologies.

Your Impact:

Using your expertise in software development and the most modern software technologies, you will help create the Onshape SaaS 3D modeling CAD product, which enables our customers to design and manufacture exciting physical products for people around the world. We use a highly agile, modern software process to implement new features quickly with high quality.

Day-to-day:

• Design and implement new geometric APIs for Onshape Drawings, especially involving geometric view generation and associativity between 3D models and 2D views
• Research and understand capabilities of other CAD systems and help design innovative, modern solutions to their shortcomings
• Investigate issues faced by customers when using Drawings tools
• Write automated tests for newly added code
• Focus on delivering a high-quality product and a great user experience
• Review code written by your peers
• Learn and grow from information sharing with coworkers
• Communicate technical plans and schedules with peers

Preferred experience, skills, and knowledge:

• Comfortable with Git and preferably GitHub or GitLab
• Comfortable with mathematical fundamentals: trigonometry, linear algebra, vector algebra
• Effective communication: comfort working jointly on projects
• An understanding of usability concerns for user interfaces
• Self-sufficient and proactive
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn new tools and technologies

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud or other cloud-based SaaS platform
• Experience with a solid modeling kernel such as Parasolid, Granite, ACIS, CGM, etc.
• Experience working with 3D computational geometry problems
• Familiarity with JavaScript / Typescript programming
• Experience working with the C++ programming
• Experience working in an agile work environment
• Experience developing on a Mac or Linux system

Necessary experience and Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ Years of professional experience with programming languages Java and C++
• Experience with the design of complex algorithms and the use of proper data structures
• Experience with a cloud-based multi-server architecture
• Strong communication skills

Life at PTC is about more than working with today's most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It's about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today's most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you.

If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you'll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us