Senior C/C++ Linux Engineer (Philadelphia, PA)

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time, fault-tolerant C/C++ applications on Linux platforms

• Migrate legacy GUIs from Motif/X11 to modern toolkits (GTK, Qt, EFL) using Wayland protocols

• Write Bash scripts for build automation, deployment routines, and system diagnostics

• Optimize application performance using multithreading, memory management, and scheduling techniques

• Debug and profile applications with tools like gdb, valgrind, perf, and strace

• Implement secure coding practices and support audit-readiness for critical systems

• Integrate GUI applications with enterprise middleware and backend services

• Configure and maintain lightweight Linux desktop environments and custom window managers

• Manage source code and CI/CD workflows using Git and Bitbucket

• Develop and support IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, DBus) for inter-process communication

• Support containerized deployments using Docker in secure environments

• Document system architecture, migration plans, and operational procedures
  

• Expertise in event-driven programming and development of Linux desktop applications

• Experience modernizing GUI applications from Motif/X11 to GTK, Qt, or Wayland

• Proficiency in Bash scripting and build systems like Make, CMake, and Meson

• Familiarity with Wayland protocols and compositor-client architecture

• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, GitLab, etc.)

• Strong understanding of Linux system internals, IPC, and GUI performance tuning

• Exposure to low-level graphics APIs such as OpenGL or Vulkan.

• Ability to develop custom Wayland protocols and implement IPC optimizations via shared memory.

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This is a contract position