Senior C/C++ Linux Real-Time GUI Engineer (Wayland/IPC)

Global Business Ser. 4u; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Global Business Ser. 4u is seeking a Senior C/C++ Linux Engineer for real-time and GUI systems in Philadelphia, onsite.

You will design, implement, and maintain high-performance Linux applications, focusing on reliability and low latency. In this role you will migrate legacy Motif/X11 GUIs to GTK/Qt/Wayland, optimize IPC and graphics paths with OpenGL/Vulkan, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, auditable software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years hands-on C/C++ on Linux.
• Event-driven programming for Linux desktop apps.
• Experience modernizing GUI apps from Motif/X11 to GTK/Qt/Wayland.
• Proficient in Bash scripting and build systems (Make, CMake, Meson).
• Familiarity with Wayland and compositor-client architecture.
• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, GitLab).
• Strong understanding of Linux internals, IPC, GUI performance tuning.
• Exposure to OpenGL or Vulkan (preferred).
• Ability to develop custom Wayland protocols and IPC optimizations via shared memory (preferred).
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time, fault-tolerant C/C++ apps on Linux.
• Migrate legacy GUIs from Motif/X11 to GTK/Qt/Wayland.
• Write Bash scripts for build automation and deployment routines.
• Optimize performance with multithreading, memory management, and scheduling.
• Debug and profile with gdb, valgrind, perf, strace.
• Implement secure coding practices for audit-readiness.
• Integrate GUI apps with enterprise middleware and backend services.
• Configure lightweight Linux desktops and custom window managers.
• Manage source code and CI/CD workflows using Git and Bitbucket.
• Develop IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, DBus).
• Document system architecture, migration plans, and procedures.

Connaissances

C/C++ development on Linux

Event-driven programming

GUI desktop applications

Bash scripting

Build systems (Make, CMake, Meson)

Wayland protocols

OpenGL/Vulkan

IPC (sockets, shared memory, DBus)

Git + CI/CD (Bitbucket, GitLab)

Documentation & communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

Bitbucket

GitLab

Docker

Description du poste

Global Business Ser. 4u is seeking a Senior C/C++ Linux Engineer for real-time and GUI systems in Philadelphia, onsite.

You will design, implement, and maintain high-performance Linux applications, focusing on reliability and low latency. In this role you will migrate legacy Motif/X11 GUIs to GTK/Qt/Wayland, optimize IPC and graphics paths with OpenGL/Vulkan, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, auditable software.