C++ Software Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Software Development
C++ Developer, Software Engineer, Software Architect, Unix/Linux
Staff C++ Software Engineer – Electronic Warfare
Location: Dayton / Fairborn, OH – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area
Work Setting: 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment; no hybrid or remote flexibility
Travel: Minimal, expected to be 10% or less
Compensation: Approximately $130,000–$186,000 base salary depending on experience and leveling
Benefits: 10% employer retirement contribution, 4+ weeks of PTO starting immediately, 100% tuition support, comprehensive medical and employee benefits, and potential sign-on assistance for qualified candidates
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required on Day 1
Position Summary
A mission-driven research and development organization supporting U.S. national security is seeking a Staff C++ Software Engineer to join a highly technical multidisciplinary team supporting classified work in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base environment.
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role focused on architecting and developing high-performance, scalable C++ systems for sophisticated national-security applications. You'll work alongside C++ engineers, RF engineers, ELINT specialists, cloud/database engineers, and other technical experts while helping establish architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction.
The ideal candidate is an experienced modern C++ engineer who enjoys solving complex system-level problems involving performance, concurrency, memory management, and distributed architectures while remaining highly engaged in hands-on development.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and develop scalable, high-performance, low-latency software systems using modern C++
- Establish technical direction and architecture for core software platforms
- Optimize system throughput, memory efficiency, resource utilization, and overall application performance
- Develop production-level software in Linux environments using modern C++ practices
- Design and improve distributed, concurrent, and multithreaded software systems
- Identify technical debt and lead modernization and refactoring efforts across legacy applications
- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, automated testing strategies, and rigorous code review processes
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while influencing technical practices across the team
- Collaborate with software, RF, ELINT, cloud, database, and other engineering disciplines supporting complex classified programs
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience OR Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience
- Active TS/SCI security clearance required – inactive or previously held clearances cannot be considered
- Strong professional C++ development experience, ideally with C++17, C++20, or C++23
- Experience designing or architecting complex production-level software systems
- Experience with concurrency, multithreading, distributed systems, and low-level resource or memory management
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, debugging, and performance optimization
- Experience with automated unit, integration, and performance testing
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering environment
- Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment
Preferred Backgrounds
- Electronic Warfare (EW), SIGINT, ELINT, radar, RF, intelligence, or other national-security programs
- High-performance computing, real-time systems, embedded software, or other performance‑critical applications
- CMake and modern C++ development environments
- Performance profiling tools such as Perf, Valgrind, VTune, or similar platforms
- Linux kernel or system internals, OS-level scheduling, TCP/UDP, sockets, or network programming
- Boost, LLVM, Abseil, Docker, or cloud technologies
- CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices
- Open-source contributions or demonstrated experience optimizing complex C++ applications
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a senior C++ engineer who still loves being hands‑on with technically difficult software.
You'll bring deep modern C++ expertise along with the ability to think beyond individual features and influence architecture,…
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