Staff C++ Engineer – High-Performance EW Systems (Onsite)

Frey Consulting Group; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% employer retirement contribution

4+ weeks of PTO

Tuition support

Comprehensive medical benefits

Sign-on assistance

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group seeks a Staff C++ Software Engineer to join a mission-driven team supporting classified work at Wright-Patterson AFB area in Dayton, OH. The role emphasizes high-performance C++ systems, architecture, and hands-on development in a secure onsite SCIF.

The ideal candidate has deep C++ expertise (C++17/20/23), experience with multi-threaded distributed systems, and a proven ability to mentor engineers while driving architecture and standards across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience or Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required – clearance must be active on Day 1
• Strong professional C++ development experience, ideally with C++17, C++20, or C++23
• Experience designing or architecting complex production-level software systems
• Experience with concurrency, multithreading, distributed systems, and memory management
• Understanding of software architecture, design patterns, debugging, and performance optimization
• Experience with automated unit, integration, and performance testing
• Ability to work 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable, high-performance, low-latency software systems using modern C++
• Establish technical direction and architecture for core software platforms
• Optimize system throughput, memory efficiency, resource utilization, and overall application performance
• Develop production-level software in Linux environments using modern C++ practices
• Design and improve distributed, concurrent, and multithreaded software systems
• Identify technical debt and lead modernization and refactoring efforts across legacy applications
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, automated testing strategies, and rigorous code review processes
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while influencing technical practices across the team
• Collaborate with software, RF, ELINT, cloud, database, and other engineering disciplines supporting complex classified programs

Skills

C++

Linux

Multithreading

Sockets

CMake

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Perf

Valgrind

LLVM

Job description

Frey Consulting Group seeks a Staff C++ Software Engineer to join a mission-driven team supporting classified work at Wright-Patterson AFB area in Dayton, OH. The role emphasizes high-performance C++ systems, architecture, and hands-on development in a secure onsite SCIF.

The ideal candidate has deep C++ expertise (C++17/20/23), experience with multi-threaded distributed systems, and a proven ability to mentor engineers while driving architecture and standards across projects.