Remote Senior C++ Engineer — High-Performance Systems

Ensono; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Health plan options

401k with company match

Insurance package

Family Forming Benefit

Parental leave

Education Reimbursement

Sabbatical

Wellness program

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking an Expert C++ Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain high-performance C++ systems in a production setting. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor peers, and drive best practices across the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership of critical components, advanced memory management, and multithreaded design in a Linux environment. Remote work with US-based flexibility is supported, along with strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Expert understanding of dynamic memory allocation, RAII, smart pointers (unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr).
• Experience diagnosing memory leaks, dangling pointers, and buffer overflows.
• Familiarity with custom allocators and memory pool strategies.
• Strong command of the C++ threading model (std::thread, std::mutex, std::atomic, std::condition_variable).
• Experience with lock-free and wait-free programming patterns.
• Ability to identify and resolve race conditions, deadlocks, and thread-safety issues.
• Expert-level experience with CMake for cross-platform build configuration.
• Proficiency with Docker for containerised development and deployment environments.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Advanced use of GDB for low-level debugging and post-mortem analysis.
• Proficiency with Valgrind (Memcheck, Helgrind, Callgrind) for memory and thread analysis.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Equivalent industry experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain complex, high-performance applications in C++ (C++11/14/17/20 and beyond).
• Take ownership of critical system components with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and implement solutions involving advanced memory management and concurrent/multithreaded architecture.
• Lead code reviews and enforce coding standards and best practices across the team.
• Define and maintain CMake-based build systems and manage multi-platform build configurations.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Docker-based containerisation workflows.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues using tools such as GDB and Valgrind; lead profiling and tuning initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a Linux-based development environment.
• Contribute to and maintain automation scripts using Python and shell scripting.
• Interact with relational data sources using SQL where required.
• Manage source code, branching strategies, and release workflows using Git.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; drive technical growth across the team.
• Participate in system design discussions, technical planning, and effort estimation.

Skills

C++ expert

Memory management

Multithreading

CMake

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

GDB

Valgrind

Linux development

Python scripting

SQL

Git

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

Docker

CMake

Git

Job description

Ensono is seeking an Expert C++ Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain high-performance C++ systems in a production setting. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor peers, and drive best practices across the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership of critical components, advanced memory management, and multithreaded design in a Linux environment. Remote work with US-based flexibility is supported, along with strong engineering culture.