Principal Software Engineer: C/C++

Index Engines Inc.; Holmdel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Engines Inc. is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to join the Platform team. You will develop, maintain, and support Linux applications, acting as a strategic advisor and hands-on code builder across multiple engineering groups.

The role requires leading design of scalable, secure solutions, mentoring teams, and collaborating with Product Management. You will drive adoption of the latest AI technologies and contribute high-impact software across the CyberSense product.

Qualifications

• Strong software development experience in C and Python on Linux.
• Proficient in Linux system hardening and security.
• Proficient with cryptographic algorithms, OpenSSL, TLS.
• Experience with data structures and performance-oriented algorithms.
• Practices Agile development methodology.
• Experience using AI code generation tools like Claude.
• Enjoys challenging, collaborative environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Able to work across time zones with Asia-based teams.
• Self-directed with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Review specifications and design scalable, secure architectures.
• Write clean, production‑quality code and participate in reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize bottlenecks.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and coordinate deliverables.
• Collaborate with Scrum teams to integrate modules.
• Analyze customer issues with support and resolve.
• Review requirements with Product Management for feature delivery.
• Provide technical leadership within CyberSense areas.
• Pioneer adoption of latest AI technologies.

Skills

C programming

Python

Linux

Linux hardening

Security

OpenSSL

TLS

Algorithms

Data structures

Agile

AI tools

Claude

Cloud platforms

Timezone flexibility

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

About Index Engines

At Index Engines, we’re all about helping companies bounce back from cyber threats and trust their data again — no matter what hits them.
Our flagship solution, CyberSense, delivers 99.99% accuracy in detecting data corruption, helping organizations recover quickly from ransomware attacks. We partner with awesome industry leaders like Dell Technologies, IBM, Lenovo/Infinidat, and Hitachi Vantara to power AI-driven cyber recovery across both primary and backup storage.
We’re a growing, tech-forward company with a startup feel and an enterprise-level impact. We take our mission seriously — but not ourselves. Expect a team that’s collaborative, curious, and loves solving hard problems together.

The Role

Index Engines has an outstanding career opportunity for a senior level Software Engineer. We are seeking an experienced Distinguished Software Engineer to join our Platform team. The ideal candidate will develop, maintain, and support software for the Index Engines’ Linux applications. In this role, you will act as a strategic advisor and hands‑on code builder. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to assess product technology needs, and design robust software architectures to deliver innovative, high‑impact solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Review functional specifications, create detailed design and technical architecture to help engineering teams create highly scalable, secure solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and production‑quality code; participate in code reviews, testing, and code deployment.
• Act as an independent team member who troubleshoots production issues, identifies system bottlenecks, and provides proactive recommendations for improvements.
• Guide and mentor cross‑functional teams, coordinate technical deliverables, and demonstrate ownership of technical solutions.
• Work with other Scrum team members to integrate and test software modules.
• Work with the support team to analyze and resolve customer impacting issues.
• Work with Product Management to review requirements and develop a feature delivery plan.
• Provide technical leadership within the assigned areas of the CyberSense product.
• Provide guidance, and pioneer team adoption to use the latest AI technologies

What You Bring

• Strong software development experience using C, Python on Linux.
• Proficient with Linux system hardening, and security
• Proficient with cryptographic algorithms, OpenSSL, and TLS
• Proficient with the development of data structures and algorithms that are both performance-oriented and able to scale to manage large datasets.
• Practices Agile Development methodology.
• Experienced using AI code generation tools like Claude.
• Enjoys working in a challenging and highly collaborative environment.
• Experienced working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• Able to accommodate the time zone differences required to work with teams in Asia.
• Require minimal supervision and be able to operate in a matrixed organization.
• Desire to learn new technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum of 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering.

We’d Love It If You Have

• Demonstrated experience with software development using C, Python.
• Experience in writing cryptographic algorithms, OpenSSL modules
• Experience within the administration of Linux environments.
• Experience with Bitbucket, Jenkins, Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with data storage, backup software, and technologies.
• Experience with database management systems.Die?