Software Engineer (C++)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Base salary: $100,000–$200,000 annually

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates low-cost uranium enrichment services to support nuclear energy and critical industries in the United States.

What you will do

• Design and implement high-performance, production-grade software in C++ and Python for safety-critical control systems.
• Develop software for commanding actuators, processing high-speed signals, coordinating distributed hardware, and managing system state.
• Architect complex systems and make principled decisions about design, performance trade-offs, and technology selection.
• Lead technical and code reviews while establishing engineering best practices.
• Build automated testing and CI/CD pipelines to ensure software quality and safe deployment.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and independently drive complex, ambiguous technical work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification, plus 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep proficiency in C++ and/or Python, including language internals, performance characteristics, and idiomatic usage.
• Strong understanding of Linux internals, including process management, memory models, I/O, and system calls.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and system design.
• Demonstrated ownership of large, production-grade systems and exceptional technical ability.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends when necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience with distributed systems, observability tooling, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience building Python data pipelines, automation, or backend services.
• Experience with C++ performance optimization, profiling, and low-level systems programming.
• Experience with Linux system programming, threading models, IPC, real-time process management, and kernel interfaces.
• Comfort across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced, Skunkworks-style environment focused on nuclear energy.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, chemical, manufacturing, nuclear, and materials engineers, scientists, and physicists.
• Full-time hires may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage are available.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.