C++ Cloud Engineer Scientist – Associate

The University of Texas at Austin; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin Space and Geophysics Laboratory seeks a C++/Cloud Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance software for cloud environments supporting science and engineering research.

You will implement C++ code, build CI/CD pipelines, design cloud architectures, and ensure reliability across multi-region deployments. A DoD 8140–compliant security clearance and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, CS or related field.
• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of experience in C++ software development.
• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17).
• Experience with object-oriented design and design patterns.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software architecture.
• Version control experience (Git).
• Familiarity with build systems (CMake/Make).
• Understanding of software development lifecycle.
• Experience with debugging and profiling tools.
• Memory management knowledge.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of distributed systems principles.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 compliant security clearance in six months.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Implementation & Testing: write high-quality C++ code with tests and reviews.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment: design cloud solutions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Software Design & Architecture: craft scalable cloud-native software in C++.
• Operations & Reliability: monitor and optimize costs and performance.
• Collaboration & Documentation: produce runbooks and design docs, share knowledge.

Skills

C++ development

Modern C++ (C++11/14/17)

Object-oriented design

Data structures & algorithms

Git

CMake/Make

CI/CD practices

Debugging/profiling tools

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/CS

Tools

Git

CMake

Make

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Google Test/Catch2

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin Space and Geophysics Laboratory seeks a C++/Cloud Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance software for cloud environments supporting science and engineering research.

You will implement C++ code, build CI/CD pipelines, design cloud architectures, and ensure reliability across multi-region deployments. A DoD 8140–compliant security clearance and US citizenship are required.