{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bf65a923f5511813ffd582d1","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf65a923f5511813ffd582d1","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf65a923f5511813ffd582d1","title":"C++ Software Engineer","description":"Staff C++ Software Engineer – Electronic Warfare\n\nLocation: Dayton / Fairborn, OH – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area\n\nWork Setting: 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment; no hybrid or remote flexibility\n\nTravel: Minimal, expected to be 10% or less\n\nCompensation: Approximately $130,000–$186,000 base salary depending on experience and leveling\n\nBenefits: 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\n\nSecurity Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required on Day 1\n\nPosition Summary\n\nA 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nArchitect and develop scalable, high-performance, low-latency software systems using modern C++\nEstablish technical direction and architecture for core software platforms\nOptimize system throughput, memory efficiency, resource utilization, and overall application performance\nDevelop production-level software in Linux environments using modern C++ practices\nDesign and improve distributed, concurrent, and multithreaded software systems\nIdentify technical debt and lead modernization and refactoring efforts across legacy applications\nEstablish engineering best practices, coding standards, automated testing strategies, and rigorous code review processes\nMentor junior and mid-level engineers while influencing technical practices across the team\nCollaborate with software, RF, ELINT, cloud, database, and other engineering disciplines supporting complex classified programs\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience OR Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience\nActive TS/SCI security clearance required – inactive or previously held clearances cannot be considered\nStrong professional C++ development experience, ideally with C++17, C++20, or C++23\nExperience designing or architecting complex production-level software systems\nStrong Linux development experience\nExperience with concurrency, multithreading, distributed systems, and low-level resource or memory management\nStrong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, debugging, and performance optimization\nExperience with automated unit, integration, and performance testing\nAbility to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering environment\nAbility and willingness to work 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment\n\nPreferred Backgrounds\n\nElectronic Warfare (EW), SIGINT, ELINT, radar, RF, intelligence, or other national-security programs\nHigh-performance computing, real-time systems, embedded software, or other performance-critical applications\nCMake and modern C++ development environments\nPerformance profiling tools such as Perf, Valgrind, VTune, or similar platforms\nLinux kernel or system internals, OS-level scheduling, TCP/UDP, sockets, or network programming\nBoost, LLVM, Abseil, Docker, or cloud technologies\nCI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices\nOpen-source contributions or demonstrated experience optimizing complex C++ applications\n\nIdeal Candidate Profile\n\nThe ideal candidate is a senior C++ engineer who still loves being hands-on with technically difficult software.\n\nYou'll bring deep modern C++ expertise along with the ability to think beyond individual features and influence architecture, performance, coding practices, and technical direction. You should be comfortable mentoring other engineers without needing formal management authority and enjoy collaborating with experts across multiple technical disciplines.\n\nMost importantly, you should be motivated by the opportunity to apply sophisticated software engineering to challenging classified work with a direct national-security mission.\n\nWhy This Opportunity\n\nWork on sophisticated classified technology supporting critical U.S. national-security missions\nJoin a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20–30 engineers and technical specialists\nHighly technical role combining hands-on C++ development with architecture and technical leadership\nOpportunity to solve challenging problems involving performance, concurrency, distributed systems, and low-level engineering\nExceptional 10% employer retirement contribution — significantly above a traditional employer match\n4+ weeks of PTO beginning immediately\n100% tuition support for continued education\nCompensation flexibility for exceptional senior engineers, with leveling based on experience\nJoin a mission-focused R&D environment with a strong population of engineers, scientists, and military veterans","company":"Hiring Method","rawCompany":"hiring method","city":"Dayton","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-24T09:07:53.282Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"C++ Software Engineer","description":"Staff C++ Software Engineer – Electronic Warfare\n\nLocation: Dayton / Fairborn, OH – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area\n\nWork Setting: 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment; no hybrid or remote flexibility\n\nTravel: Minimal, expected to be 10% or less\n\nCompensation: Approximately $130,000–$186,000 base salary depending on experience and leveling\n\nBenefits: 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\n\nSecurity Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required on Day 1\n\nPosition Summary\n\nA 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.\n\nThis is a senior, hands-on engineering role focused on architecting and developing high-performance, scalable C++ systems for sophisticated national-security applications. 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