Senior C/C++ Telephony Systems Engineer

Omilia; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed compensation

Professional growth

Job summary

Omilia is seeking a Senior C/C++ Engineer to join its product engineering team, building high-performance systems for our conversational AI infrastructure. The role emphasizes systems programming fundamentals and telephony exposure, with mentorship from SIP experts for growth in the telephony space.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining C/C++ components, optimizing telephony and SIP workflows, and contributing across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional C/C++ systems programming.
• Experience with Git and C/C++ build systems (CMake or Meson).
• Hands-on experience modifying, compiling, and deploying Asterisk.
• Experience writing APIs and/or Web Services & Microservices using C/C++.
• OO analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Self-motivated and driven to create extraordinary things.
• Ability to work under pressure and on strict deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
• Very good written and oral communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain C/C++ components across Omilia’s platform, with emphasis on performance, memory safety, and concurrency correctness in production systems.
• Develop efficient applications for mission-critical systems geared for high availability and performance.
• Debug complex, multi-threaded, low-level issues using tools such as gdb, valgrind, and/or strace.
• Develop, extend, and maintain custom Asterisk modules (res_, chan_, app_*) to support call handling, recording, and routing requirements specific to the platform.
• Patch, rebuild, and validate Asterisk core and third-party modules against upstream security advisories and internal hardening requirements.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and suggest improvements.
• Develop with security principles in mind and scale services with a DevOps mindset.
• Meet regularly with the line manager to review progress; manage issue resolution and escape critically when needed.
• Work effectively with other teams, units, and departments, ensuring clear information flow and team working.
• Support other organisational priority activities when necessary, and act as an Omilia ambassador.

Skills

C/C++ systems programming

Multithreading

Memory management

Low-level debugging

Git

CMake/Meson

Asterisk modules

APIs/Web Services

OO design patterns

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Asterisk

gdb

Valgrind

strace

Job description

Omilia is seeking a Senior C/C++ Engineer to join its product engineering team, building high-performance systems for our conversational AI infrastructure. The role emphasizes systems programming fundamentals and telephony exposure, with mentorship from SIP experts for growth in the telephony space.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining C/C++ components, optimizing telephony and SIP workflows, and contributing across engineering teams.