Sr. C++ Developer

Sr. C++ Developer

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (Hybrid — minimum 3 days onsite)

Duration: 1-year contract (W2) | ongoing

We are seeking a hands‑on Senior C++ Developer to join an engineering team responsible for building and maintaining high‑performance, enterprise‑grade software systems. This role involves developing modern C++ components, improving system performance, building backend features, and ensuring reliability across production environments.

This is a highly hands‑on engineering role requiring strong experience with modern C++ development. Candidates should be comfortable writing production‑quality code daily and working with contemporary C++ standards and practices.

The role may involve working with real‑time data pipelines and performance‑sensitive backend services in a collaborative enterprise environment.

• Design, develop, and maintain software components and services using modern C++.
• Implement new features, enhancements, and bug fixes across existing applications.
• Optimize code for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain components that process real‑time or streaming data.
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Write clean, well‑documented code following best practices and coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across development, QA, and production environments.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• 4‑7+ years of hands‑on C++ development experience, including strong experience with modern C++ (C++11/14/17 or later).
• Strong understanding of object‑oriented programming, C++ standard libraries, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong understanding of modern C++ concepts such as smart pointers, RAII, move semantics, lambda expressions, multithreading and concurrency primitives.
• Experience working with Linux or cross‑platform development environments.
• Familiarity with systems programming concepts and performance optimization.
• Experience working with real‑time streaming data systems, low‑latency messaging, high‑throughput systems, or event‑driven architectures is a strong plus.
• Hands‑on experience with Git or similar version control tools.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.

• Understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.
• Experience working with SQL or No
  
  SQL databases.
• Familiarity with Python or shell scripting for automation.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, or backend systems.
• Exposure to message queues or distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Lab, etc.).
• Previous experience working in large enterprise environments.

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt to changing requirements.
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high‑quality software.