Remote Senior Systems Engineer: High-Performance, Cross-OS

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Paid parental leave

Short- and long-term disability

Generous holiday policy

Flexible vacation

Volunteer and wellness days

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a remote team serving the US. The role focuses on building high-performance, system-level software across Linux, Unix, and Windows, with emphasis on security, policy enforcement, and reliable deployments.

Candidates should have 5+ years of software development with C/C++, strong OS fundamentals, and experience debugging complex systems. Join a cross-functional group delivering scalable workloads and containerized protection across major

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of software development experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in systems programming using C or C++, including multi-threaded applications.
• Strong understanding of operating system fundamentals, including threads, processes, file systems, and networking.
• Demonstrated experience debugging and troubleshooting complex software systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and enhance high-performance software agents.
• Create software compatible with Linux, Unix, and Windows across various processor architectures.
• Develop functionality to enforce network policies centrally on workloads.
• Build monitoring and protective capabilities for container-based deployments.
• Analyze interactions between software processes and operating system kernels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers and data scientists.
• Engage throughout the product lifecycle from design to deployment.

Skills

C/C++

Multithreaded programming

OS fundamentals

Debugging

Cross-platform development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a remote team serving the US. The role focuses on building high-performance, system-level software across Linux, Unix, and Windows, with emphasis on security, policy enforcement, and reliable deployments.

Candidates should have 5+ years of software development with C/C++, strong OS fundamentals, and experience debugging complex systems. Join a cross-functional group delivering scalable workloads and containerized protection across major