Remote Senior C/C++ Engineer — Real-Time Systems

ARCA; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a short-term contract. The successful candidate will develop high-performance C/C++ software, working on concurrency and real-time systems engaged in automotive and motorsport engineering. This mid-senior level role offers potential for extension based on performance. Applicants should have a strong understanding of asynchronous programming and networking protocols. This remote position is set to start in the New Year, with interviews before Christmas.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, and async programming.
• Experience in distributed systems, ideally real-time.
• Familiarity with networking protocols like IP, UDP, and TCP.
• Background in automotive or high-performance engineering is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-performance C / C++ software.
• Work on concurrent, parallel, and asynchronous systems.
• Contribute to distributed, real-time architectures.

Skills

Concurrency

Multi-threading

Asynchronous programming

Distributed systems

Networking protocols (IP, UDP, TCP, Multicast)

PTP / NTP time synchronisation

Job description

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a short-term contract. The successful candidate will develop high-performance C/C++ software, working on concurrency and real-time systems engaged in automotive and motorsport engineering. This mid-senior level role offers potential for extension based on performance. Applicants should have a strong understanding of asynchronous programming and networking protocols. This remote position is set to start in the New Year, with interviews before Christmas.