Senior C++ Engineer: Distributed Tracking & Classification

Aviation & Missile Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviation & Missile Solutions, LLC. (AMS) in Huntsville, AL seeks a Software Engineer to modernize and port a multi-threaded C++ product line for high-performance, distributed systems.

The role focuses on transforming legacy code into modular, cross-platform components and containerized deployments using Docker. You'll design and maintain CMake build systems, work with Windows-to-cross-platform migrations, and collaborate with senior engineers to advance next-generation tracking architectures

Qualifications

• BS in a STEM field from ABET-accredited university.
• 7+ years of software engineering with a Bachelor's, or 5+ years with a Master's.
• Experience refactoring Windows/Win32 APIs to cross-platform code.
• Hands-on CMake development for modular projects and multi-target builds.
• Experience with distributed messaging and real-time data processing.

Responsibilities

• Modernize architecture and port legacy C++ to a modular, cross-platform system.
• Containerize applications using Docker for modern deployment pipelines.
• Develop high-performance, multi-threaded C++20 applications for tracking and data fusion pipelines.
• Maintain and extend network messaging interfaces across distributed node architectures.
• Design and refine CMake build configurations for cross-platform compilation.

Skills

Modern C++ proficiency (C++17/20)

Multithreaded programming

Debugging complex codebases

Visual Studio / VS Code

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Computer Science/Engineering/Applied Physics

MS in STEM field (optional)

Tools

CMake

Docker/Containerization

Socket-level networking

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Aviation & Missile Solutions, LLC. (AMS) in Huntsville, AL seeks a Software Engineer to modernize and port a multi-threaded C++ product line for high-performance, distributed systems.

The role focuses on transforming legacy code into modular, cross-platform components and containerized deployments using Docker. You'll design and maintain CMake build systems, work with Windows-to-cross-platform migrations, and collaborate with senior engineers to advance next-generation tracking architectures