C Software Engineer (VISTA SDK), Telework, BS 14 yrs

📋 Description

• • Join Linkllc as a Senior C++ Software Engineer on the VISTA SDK team, where you will architect, build, and harden the core libraries that power next-generation defense and intelligence applications. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of cutting-edge research and mission-critical operations.
• • You will own the end-to-end design and implementation of a modern C++ SDK that exposes clean, intuitive APIs to both internal teams and external partners. Your code will be consumed by analysts, data scientists, and field operators who depend on millisecond-level performance and absolute reliability.
• • Drive the evolution of our containerized build and delivery pipeline. Using Docker, GitLab CI/CD, and custom runners, you will automate compilation, unit testing, static analysis, and packaging so that every commit is production-ready within minutes.
• • Translate complex algorithmic research—often prototyped in Python—into highly optimized, thread-safe C++ libraries. You will profile bottlenecks, exploit SIMD, and leverage modern C++17/20 features to squeeze every cycle out of x86_64 and ARM targets.
• • Design and maintain a cross-language bridge layer. Whether the consumer is a Python notebook, a Java micro-service, or a Go gRPC server, you will craft CMake-based build scripts, JNI wrappers, and protocol-buffer schemas that make integration seamless.
• • Champion API-first thinking. You will write concise, versioned OpenAPI/Protobuf contracts, generate documentation with Sphinx or Doxygen, and shepherd breaking changes through a rigorous deprecation cycle.
• • Collaborate daily with machine-learning engineers to productionize ONNX Runtime models. You will expose inference endpoints that guarantee deterministic latency while gracefully handling dynamic batching and GPU fallback.
• • Serve as the go-to mentor for mid-level developers. Through design reviews, pair programming, and lunch-and-learn sessions, you will raise the bar for code quality, test coverage, and secure-coding practices across the organization.
• • Influence product direction by translating customer feedback into technical roadmaps. You will brief stakeholders on performance benchmarks, memory footprints, and scalability ceilings, ensuring that engineering realities shape strategic decisions.
• • Maintain a security-first mindset. You will integrate static analysis (Coverity, Clang-Tidy), fuzz testing, and SBOM generation into the CI pipeline, ensuring that every release meets DoD compliance standards without slowing delivery.
• • Enjoy the flexibility of a 50% telework arrangement. Work from your home office three days a week, then collaborate in person at the Mega Center in Annapolis Junction for sprint planning, white-boarding, and high-bandwidth problem solving.
• • Operate within a cleared environment where your work directly supports national security missions. You will see your software deployed to operational environments, receive real-time feedback from end users, and iterate at the speed of relevance.
• • Contribute to open-source initiatives when possible. Whether upstreaming CMake improvements or publishing performance benchmarks, you will represent Linkllc in the broader C++ and ML communities, enhancing both our brand and your personal reputation.
• • Participate in quarterly hackathons and innovation sprints. These 48-hour events give you license to experiment with bleeding-edge tech—think WebAssembly edge modules, Rust-C++ FFI, or custom LLVM passes—and occasionally ship them to production.