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Senior Software Engineer – C/C++
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Important information
Contract type:
Freelance / Contract
Salary:
$105,000 – $120,000 / year
Location:
St. Louis, MO, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
21 October 2026
What they need
Senior Software Engineer – C/C++
Important: Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Our client has specific work authorization requirements and is unable to provide current or future visa sponsorship.
Employment Type: Contract-to-hire, with an initial contract period of 6–12 months. Conversion to permanent employment is possible but not guaranteed.
We're looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with strong C/C++ experience to join a team building and enhancing high-performance software.
This is an opportunity to work on systems where performance, reliability, and precision matter every day. You'll help develop and improve mission-critical applications, solve challenging technical problems, and collaborate with experienced engineers in an Agile environment that values quality, automation, and continuous improvement.
If you enjoy digging into complex systems, writing efficient code, and seeing the real-world impact of your work, this could be an exciting next step.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, enhance, and maintain high-performance applications using C/C++.
- Build reliable, scalable software for systems with demanding performance and availability requirements.
- Develop unit tests using Google Test and contribute to automated testing frameworks.
- Translate technical requirements and design specifications into test plans and implementation strategies.
- Perform functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing to ensure software quality.
- Analyze logs, traces, and system behavior to identify issues and validate application performance.
- Troubleshoot complex defects, investigate root causes, and implement lasting solutions.
- Support production readiness, incident resolution, and ongoing system reliability.
- Identify opportunities to improve performance, test automation, and engineering efficiency.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, sprint planning, and other Agile activities.
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and cross-functional partners.
- Create technical documentation and share knowledge to help strengthen the engineering team.
What We're Looking For
- Strong professional experience developing software with C/C++; Java experience is a plus.
- Experience building, testing, debugging, and maintaining complex software applications.
- Understanding of software testing methodologies, including unit, integration, system, and functional testing.
- Experience creating test plans and strategies based on technical requirements.
- Familiarity with test automation, defect tracking, and test coverage analysis.
- Strong Linux/Unix skills, including command-line troubleshooting.
- Experience with Shell scripting or similar scripting languages.
- Proficiency with Git or other source control tools.
- Solid fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems.
- Experience working with performance-sensitive, highly available applications.
- Familiarity with Agile development, CI/CD, and modern software delivery practices.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively, work independently, and collaborate with a technical team.
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
If you're a hands-on C/C++ engineer who enjoys solving challenging problems and building reliable software at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
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