Staff C++

Apex Systems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

EAP with counseling

Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Austin, TX seeks a Staff Software Engineer (C++) to lead the design and delivery of flagship Document AI platform capabilities. You will drive architecture, API contracts, deployment, and observability while mentoring senior engineers and influencing cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software engineering, strong C++ and multi-language experience, and a background in microservices, cloud-native patterns, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in C++.
• Experience with multi-language stacks including C# and C++.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical design and delivery of platform capabilities spanning APIs, pipelines, and deployment.
• Uphold engineering standards for code quality, reliability, performance, and security.
• Lead cross-functional planning with PM, ML, cloud, and leadership to translate priorities into roadmaps.
• Improve platform health at scale through observability, CI/CD maturity, and developer productivity.
• Own high-severity incident response for cloud services and drive post-mortems.

Skills

C++

C# / .NET

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Azure AKS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Architectural reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Azure

Azure SQL

Key Vault

Kubernetes

Job description

# Staff C++Apply**Job#: 3057525****Job Description:**Staff Software Engineer - C++**Location:** Austin, Texas (On-site)**Alternate Location:** WarsawRole OverviewThis organization is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader on a flagship Document AI platform. The selected candidate will drive the design and delivery of complex, cross-cutting capabilities spanning document AI pipelines, LLM integrations, compliance infrastructure, analytics, and platform extensibility. This role requires an engineer who leads through technical depth, judgment, and organizational impact, acting as a technical multiplier who influences architectural decisions and elevates engineering standards across the team.Key Responsibilities* Drive the technical design and delivery of significant platform capabilities, from architecture and API contracts through deployment, monitoring, and iteration.* Define and uphold engineering standards for the codebase, covering code quality, service reliability, performance, security, and compliance.* Act as a senior technical voice in cross-functional planning with product management, machine learning engineering, cloud architecture, and engineering leadership to translate business priorities into actionable technical roadmaps.* Lead initiatives to improve platform health at scale, including service decomposition, observability, CI/CD maturity, and developer productivity.* Own high-severity incident response for cloud services, driving post-mortems and systemic reliability improvements.* Mentor senior and principal engineers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, shared ownership, and continuous learning.* Evaluate and champion the adoption of new technologies, such as generative AI model integrations and cloud-native tooling, to strengthen platform differentiation.Required Qualifications**Education:** A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.**Experience:** More than 8 years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in C++ development.**Technical Skills:** Demonstrated ability to work with multiple programming languages, including a willingness to work with both C# .NET and C++. Strong command of microservices architecture, distributed system design, and cloud-native patterns at enterprise scale is required. Experience in cloud environments and Kubernetes, preferably utilizing Microsoft Azure (AKS, Storage, Key Vault, Azure SQL or equivalent), is essential. Proven experience designing, implementing, and operating CI/CD pipelines for building, testing, and deploying (preferably using GitHub Actions) is required, along with experience leading technical design reviews and influencing architectural decisions across team and product boundaries.Preferred Qualifications* Demonstrated ability to mentor senior and mid-level engineers and partner with engineering managers on technical direction.* Hands-on experience working with relational databases, including schema design, indexing, and query performance optimization.* Hands-on experience designing and operating workflow-driven systems involving orchestration, retries, timeouts, and state management.* Experience integrating Machine Learning, Neural Networks, or LLMs into enterprise applications and workflows.* Familiarity with OCR, NLP, and computer vision technologies.Company Overview & CultureThe organization operates as a trusted partner for intelligent automation, solving highly complex problems for enterprise customers and putting information to work to transform business operations. Innovation and excellence are central to the culture, where professionals work with market-leading technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and a sophisticated technology stack. The environment is built on a commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity, ensuring that teams always choose to do the right thing for colleagues and customers alike. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** FullTime**Location:** Austin, TX, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** October 28, 2026**Pay Range:** $90,000 - $100,000