C++ Software Engineer; Lead

Position: C++ Software Engineer (Lead)
Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry‑leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in Dev Sec Ops  and throughout the software development life cycle.

Senior Software Engineer – C++ / Compilers / Static Analysis (Coverity)
Coverity is a recognized leader in  Static Application Security Testing (SAST) , trusted by thousands of engineering teams to secure mission‑critical software across industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and advanced systems software. We are looking for an exceptional senior developer with deep experience in C++ and a passion for programming languages, compilers, and developer tooling to join our team.

Our customers rely on Coverity to detect complex defects with industry‑leading precision. You’ll play a central role in advancing the language frontends and analysis capabilities that make this possible. This is a rare opportunity to work on a green‑field initiative while contributing to a product with a proven market footprint and decades of technical depth.

What You’ll Do

Design and implement language parsers and frontends for a broad set of programming languages

Develop and extend semantic models, AST representations, and language feature support for integration with Coverity’s world‑class analysis engine

Collaborate with static analysis experts, security researchers, and compiler engineers to push the boundaries of detection accuracy and scalability

Profile, optimize, and refactor complex C++ components to improve performance, maintainability, and analysis throughput

Investigate challenging issues across parsing, semantic analysis, and engine integration; drive root‑cause analysis and long‑term architectural improvements

Write clean, robust, well‑tested code and contribute to thoughtful, high‑quality code reviews

Influence architectural decisions, technical direction, and roadmap planning for new language support and green‑field projects

Mentor junior engineers and share your experience as a senior software engineer

Required Qualifications

10+ years of professional experience in C/C++ development

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Strong background in data structures, algorithms, and systems‑level engineering

Experience developing on Linux, Windows and Mac

Hands‑on experience with programming languages, compilers, static analysis, or application security

Preferred Qualifications

Deep interest or experience in parsers, compiler frontends, AST design, or semantic analysis

Experience working across multiple platforms and tool chains

Passion for static program analysis, language theory, and building tools that help developers write safer, more reliable software

Pay Range: $133,200 CAD - $166,000 CAD

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.

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