Staff C++ Engineer

Ocho People Ltd.; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Ocho People Ltd. in Belfast is seeking a Staff C++ Engineer to join a hands-on, high-performance engineering team. This role offers ownership of meaningful components and influence over architectural direction in a hybrid Belfast setting.

You will design and build low-level systems in modern C++, work close to the hardware, set standards, mentor peers, and contribute to strategic technical decisions at a senior level.

Qualifications

• Proven production-grade C++ experience with modern standards.
• Strong memory management, concurrency and performance optimisation fundamentals.
• Track record of end-to-end ownership of complex technical work.
• Leadership through influence at senior/staff level.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance, low-level C++ systems.
• Own architecture and technical direction for critical components.
• Work near the hardware focusing on memory and concurrency.
• Set engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar for the team.
• Contribute to technical strategy at senior level.

Skills

C++ expertise

Low-level / systems programming

Memory management

Concurrency

Architectural ownership

Job description

Staff C++ Engineer
Belfast (Hybrid)

My client is a serious engineering business working close to the metal - this is genuine low-level systems work for someone who enjoys understanding what's happening beneath the abstractions. This is a Staff-level role at the top of the engineering team, combining deep technical contribution with the influence to shape direction.

This is a hands‑on role for someone who wants to own meaningful parts of a complex system, make architectural calls and raise the bar for the engineers around them.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building high-performance, low-level systems in modern C++
• Owning architecture and technical direction across complex, performance-critical components
• Working close to the hardware - memory management, concurrency, optimisation and systems-level problem solving
• Setting engineering standards and best practices across the team
• Mentoring and elevating the engineers around you
• Contributing to technical strategy at a senior level

What they're looking for

• Deep, production-grade C++ expertise, with a strong grasp of modern C++ standards
• Solid experience with low-level and systems-level engineering - memory, concurrency, performance optimisation
• A track record of owning complex technical work end to end
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and computer systems
• Experience operating at a senior or staff level, with the ability to lead through influence
• Someone who genuinely enjoys working close to the metal

This is a role for someone who wants to do serious, technically demanding low-level engineering and have real ownership over how it's built.