Software Engineer, C++ Systems

About the company

Our client is a software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Work on performance-critical systems software written in C++, owning core library development and production troubleshooting. The role combines applied research, performance analysis and hands-on engineering in a fast-moving startup setting.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain the core C++ library at the heart of a systems software platform.
• Research techniques for resource sharing, state snapshotting and high-performance GPU systems.
• Add support for new hardware architectures, drawing on a deep understanding of the full system.
• Debug systems-level issues in live production environments.
• Diagnose performance problems in customer workloads and trace them across the stack.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Hands-on background shipping and supporting close-to-the-hardware software in live environments.
• Expert-level C++ skills; strong Rust experience may also be considered, though day-to-day work is in C++.
• Experience tuning network interface and C++ performance.
• Ability to follow performance problems through every layer of the stack.
• A strong academic record in computer science from a highly regarded university.
• A history of delivering quickly in an early-stage startup.

Bonus points

• Exposure to compilers, networking protocols or operating system kernels.
• Kubernetes or infrastructure experience, for example storage systems work or large-scale data ingestion.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 215,000 to 325,000 per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site
• Full-time