C++ Software Engineer

We are partnered with a leading technology-driven firm in Chicago looking to add a strong Software Engineer to a growing platform engineering team.This is a highly technical engineering role focused on building and improving large-scale, performance-sensitive systems used across the organization.What You’ll Work OnDesigning and building complex distributed systemsDeveloping high-performance software in C++ and/or RustImproving the scalability, reliability, and performance of core platformsSolving challenging systems and infrastructure problemsBuilding tools and services used by highly technical internal usersWorking across different layers of the technology stackCollaborating with engineers and technical stakeholders on system design and architectureWhat They’re Looking ForStrong professional experience with C++ or RustDistributed systems or large-scale systems experienceStrong CS and software engineering fundamentalsExperience with performance-sensitive or systems-level engineeringPlatform, infrastructure, HPC, or backend engineering experienceStrong communication and problem-solving skillsThis is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys technically challenging systems work and wants to have significant ownership over foundational engineering problems.