Senior C, C++ Linux Engineer (Modernization)

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Notes:
Local on-site in the Philadelphia PA office
No remote
Have to relocate

LinkedIn needed

Role Overview: Drive a mission-critical migration of legacy Linux desktop applications from Motif/X11 to modern Wayland-based frameworks (GTK Qt or EFL). You will focus on high-performance real-time software and platform stability.

Core Responsibilities

GUI Migration: Transition legacy systems to Wayland protocols and modern toolkits.
Systems Development: Design fault-tolerant low-latency C/C applications on Linux.
Optimization: Enhance performance via multithreading IPC (DBus Shared Memory) and memory management.
Automation & DevOps: Build CI/CD workflows and deployment routines using Bash Git and Docker.
Debugging: Profile and troubleshoot complex systems using gdb valgrind and perf.

Key Requirements

Experience: 10 years in C/C Linux development.
Expertise: Deep knowledge of Linux internals event-driven programming and desktop architectures.
Migration Skills: Proven track record moving from X11 to Wayland.
Tooling: Proficiency with build systems (CMake Meson) Bash scripting and version control (Bitbucket/Git).
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Technical Nice-to-Haves

Experience with low-level graphics APIs (OpenGL/Vulkan).
Ability to develop custom Wayland protocols.

Job Title: Senior C/C Linux Engineer (Modernization) Location: Philadelphia PA Work Type: Onsite (Local on-site in Philadelphia PA office no remote have to relocate) Job Type: Contract Rate: $65-67/hr on W2 Notes: Local on-site in the Philadelphia PA office No remote Have to relocate LinkedIn...