Systems Software Engineer; C++​/Rust​/Low-Latency Systems

Position: Systems Software Engineer (C++ / Rust) - Real-Time / Low-Latency Systems
Location: New York

This range is provided by UMATR. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Division Manager at UMATR | Contributor to Rust Matters 🦀

We’re partnered with a scaling engineering team building core software infrastructure used in high-reliability, timing-critical environments. The systems you’ll work on interact closely with real hardware and require predictable execution under tight performance constraints. The environment suits engineers who enjoy low-level problem-solving, reasoning about timing, and understanding how software behaves when it meets the physical world. This is a technically demanding, ownership-driven role in a team that values clarity, rigor, and practical engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time system components in C++ (C++17+) and/or Rust
• Develop deterministic communication layers across common hardware and sensor interfaces
• Build and refine scheduling and timing mechanisms ensuring predictable, low-latency execution
• Integrate software components with embedded targets and external hardware systems
• Work across teams to connect real-time workloads with logging, playback, and analysis workflows
• Profile and tune systems to handle tight timing budgets and eliminate performance bottlenecks
• Contribute to testing and validation frameworks that ensure consistent behaviour under load

Baseline Experience

• 4+ years in systems-level or embedded software engineering
• Strong understanding of real-time constraints, concurrency, and deterministic execution
• Comfortable working close to hardware interfaces, interrupts, and I/O
• Experience with RTOS environments or Linux tuned for real-time workloads

Useful, But Not Required

• Familiarity with control loops, hardware simulation, or HIL/SIL testing environments
• Exposure to time-synchronized networking, middleware, or data acquisition tooling
• Ability to debug across multiple layers (driver, kernel, runtime, distributed logging)

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Industries

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