Staff C++ Software Engineer to drive the technical direction of NASIC core platforms. In this role, you will architect scalable, high-performance systems, solve complex low-level engineering challenges, and establish coding standards. As a technical leader, you will mentor engineering teams and align technical execution with operational goals. This position requires a TS/SCI and is onsite at either the government or contractor facility.
What You'll Do- System Architecture: Lead the architectural design and structural planning of highly scalable, low-latency C++ systems
- Technical Leadership: Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and rigorous code review processes across the organization
- Performance Engineering: Spearhead critical optimization initiatives to maximize system throughput, memory efficiency, and hardware utilization
- Risk Management: Identify technical debt and systematically design strategies to refactor, upgrade, and secure legacy codebases
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business vision into concrete technical roadmaps
- Mentorship: Actively coach, mentor, and elevate mid-level and junior engineers to foster a high-performing engineering culture
What You'll Bring - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 8+ years of experience OR Master's degree and 6+ years
- An active TS/SCI clearance is required
- C++ Mastery: 8+ years of professional experience developing complex, production-ready software using Modern C++ (C++20 or C++23)
- Advanced Architecture: Deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, concurrency models, and low-level resource management
- Toolchain & DevOps: Advanced mastery of configuration management (CMake), profiling/diagnostic tooling (Perf, Valgrind, VTune), and building robust CI/CD pipelines
- Testing Rigor: Proven experience designing comprehensive automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, and stress testing
Ways to Stand Out - Preferred Requirements- Specialized Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of system internals (Linux kernel, OS-level scheduling) or network programming (TCP/UDP, sockets)
- Open Source / Ecosystem: Significant experience leveraging or contributing to complex open-source ecosystems (e.g., Boost, LLVM, Abseil)
- Cloud & Containerization: Experience containerizing C++ applications using Docker and deploying to cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated salary range for this position based out of Dayton, OH is estimated at $130,000 to $150,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website. #CJ
- Location Fairborn, Ohio
- Employment Type Full-Time Salaried
- Experience Required 8+ Years
- Education Required Bachelors Degree
- Security Clearance Requirement TS/SCI
- Travel % 10
