Member Technical Staff 2 - C/C++

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Member of Technical Staff with 5–8 years of hands-on experience in systems-level programming, cloud infrastructure, and database technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in C/C++ development on Windows platforms, a strong understanding of operating system internals, and proven experience building high-performance, multithreaded applications. You will work on software that demands reliability, efficiency, and scalability

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications using C and Modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).

• Architect and implement multithreaded, concurrent, and asynchronous solutions for compute-intensive workloads.

• Debug complex system-level issues involving memory management, thread synchronization, deadlocks, race conditions, and performance bottlenecks.

• Leverage deep knowledge of Windows Internals (kernel objects, process/thread management, memory architecture, I/O subsystem, registry, services, security model) to build robust system software.

• Design and optimize SQL databases (schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, stored procedures, and transaction management).

• Build, deploy, and manage applications on AWS Cloud infrastructure using services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS etc.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines and participate in DevOps practices for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code following industry best practices and coding standards.

• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, QA, and operations.

Required Technical Skills

Core Programming

• Proficient in C/C++ and Modern C++ (C++11/14/17)

• Strong expertise in multithreading and concurrency

Windows Platform

• Solid understanding of Windows Internals — processes, threads, memory management, kernel objects, handles, DLLs, COM

• Experience with Win32 API, Windows Services, and debugging tools (WinDbg, Process Monitor)

Cloud (AWS)

• Hands-on experience with AWS services — EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS

Database

• Strong SQL skills — query optimization, schema design, indexing, stored procedures

Additional Information

• Git, CMake/MSBuild, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)

• Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, REST APIs, WebSockets)

• Unit testing frameworks and scripting

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