Principal Embedded C++ Engineer - Real-Time Systems

Evolv Technology; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in total compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with 2% company match

Unlimited vacation policy

Perks stipend for personal benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Calm subscription

Job summary

Evolv Technology is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Waltham, MA to lead the C++ software team, translate complex algorithms, and deliver real-time, low-latency systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and hardware teams to build scalable product platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, performance optimization, and strategic technical leadership to advance the company’s mission in safety and security

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams
• Proficiency in C++ for real-time embedded systems
• Experience integrating ML inference engines into pipelines

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve existing C++ codebase with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, SQA, DevOps, and hardware engineers.
• Lead discussions in system design and architecture for current and next generation products.
• Support build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Translate mathematical algorithms into optimized C++ code.
• Build real-time, low-latency embedded systems.

Skills

C++

Embedded systems

Real-time systems

Mentoring

Code review

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance optimization

CI/CD

Parallel programming

Tools

Git

Build automation

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Evolv Technology is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Waltham, MA to lead the C++ software team, translate complex algorithms, and deliver real-time, low-latency systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and hardware teams to build scalable product platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, performance optimization, and strategic technical leadership to advance the company’s mission in safety and security