Lead Software Engineer - High-Performance Distributed Systems

Objective Partners

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Objective Partners in Chicago or Denver is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for High-Performance Systems to drive architectural direction for a global, high-concurrency video distribution platform with ultra-low latency and reliability.

You will guide cross-functional teams, own the lifecycle from prototyping to deployment, and mentor engineers while pursuing innovative technologies to improve observability and resilience across distributed infrastructure.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field.
  • 5+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in leadership.
  • Expert in Golang and C++ with focus on network programming.
  • Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals and data structures.
  • Experience with Agile/SDLC and operating large online services.
  • Excellent collaboration across time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Architectural strategy for a distributed ad-serving framework.
  • Develop low-latency networking and multiprocessing in Go/C++.
  • Own the full software lifecycle from prototype to deployment.
  • Research emerging tech to improve observability and resilience.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure and SRE for monitoring and direction.
  • Mentor engineers and promote high-quality, testable code.

Skills

Golang
C++
Linux/Unix
Concurrency
Distributed Systems
Architecture Leadership
Cross-functional Leadership
Mentorship
Networking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS

Job description

Objective Partners in Chicago or Denver is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for High-Performance Systems to drive architectural direction for a global, high-concurrency video distribution platform with ultra-low latency and reliability.

You will guide cross-functional teams, own the lifecycle from prototyping to deployment, and mentor engineers while pursuing innovative technologies to improve observability and resilience across distributed infrastructure.

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