Top Remote C++ Jobs in Washington, DC

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll develop and build tools for creative projects while leading feature development and collaborating with teammates.

Develop ML/RL models and infrastructure for AV simulations, optimize training loops, and support project timelines in autonomous vehicle tech.

Lead development of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems from concept to flight-ready software. Design and simulate algorithms, translate requirements into embedded implementations, support HIL and flight test, analyze test data, coordinate across vehicle design, avionics, structures and testing, and document results while mitigating technical risk.

Work on user-facing features built on the MongoDB query engine, implement and test C++ code, improve query performance and robustness, integrate query with other products, and participate in code reviews and design. Deliver new features, fix bugs, and mentor peers over time.

Join the MongoDB Server Query Optimization team to build a distributed open-source query optimizer, focusing on enhancing query performance and robustness. Responsibilities include innovation in flexible schema databases, mentoring team members, and contributing to the technical roadmap based on extensive experience in the database domain.

Lead the Mapping Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer, focusing on designing scalable distributed backend systems for autonomous vehicle mapping, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers.

Technical Services Engineers at MongoDB solve complex database problems for customers, requiring deep technical skills and customer service expertise. They work on architecture, performance, and support tools, engage with clients on technical queries, and contribute to projects within the MongoDB ecosystem. The role demands a mix of systems and storage engineering experience, coding skills, and a collaborative spirit.

Lead architecture and hands-on development of the end-to-end video pipeline (live ingest, transcoding, storage, playback, and developer SDKs). Mentor engineers, collaborate across mobile/web/ML/platform teams, own monitoring and on-call support, and help scale video streaming and VoD capabilities for millions of streams and clips.

The Game Play Engineer will develop and implement gameplay systems in AtomEngine, optimizing for performance while collaborating with designers and QA teams to enhance player experience.

Lead the design and development of Windows desktop applications, ensuring performance, accessibility, and collaboration with various teams. Oversee the entire feature lifecycle and address complex issues in a user-centric manner.

Develop and enhance GIS capabilities within a core C++ OMS application, configure map services, design cartography, integrate spatial databases, resolve spatial data issues, and collaborate with product teams using Jira and GitHub.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development of Apache Iceberg, enhancing data handling capabilities for large-scale systems, collaborating with teams, and architecting solutions for modern data lakes.

Lead build, integration, and optimization of full-chip and system-level ASIC emulation platforms. Enable HW/SW co‑development, debug emulation failures, automate compile/regression flows, support silicon bring-up, and collaborate with RTL, DV, firmware, physical design, and validation teams to accelerate verification and system validation.

Design, build, and maintain Azure-based full-stack skilling platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Implement scalable microservices, REST APIs, automation, and AI/LLM features, improve site reliability, automate testing, and collaborate across teams to ensure secure, high-quality production deployments.

Build and maintain high-performance, reliable backend systems for Yahoo Mail AntiSpam and Delivery. Design and develop complex server applications on Unix, leverage cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and ML/AI models to detect and deliver messages. Troubleshoot, optimize performance, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure scalability and uptime.

Design and deliver large-scale, resilient AI and Kubernetes infrastructure for hybrid environments. Implement, optimize, and maintain cloud-native, container orchestration solutions; integrate AI capabilities; participate in on-call rotations; mentor engineers and drive reliability, observability, and performance at scale.

Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, highly available microservices for Azure Messaging and Fabric. Drive AI adoption to improve development practices, optimize system IO and performance, and lead innovation in product and engineering processes while following rigorous development and security screening practices.

Lead architecture and roadmap for Azure PostgreSQL systems; design and review scalable, maintainable database engine features (query processing, storage, transaction logging, recovery, versioning, IO, scale-out). Influence coding standards and run code reviews, write proof-of-concept or production code, contribute to open-source PostgreSQL/Linux, and participate in rotational on-call operations.

Develop, test, deploy, and maintain software by collaborating with cross-functional teams. Write clean code, create verification and QA plans, debug and upgrade existing systems, integrate RESTful APIs, use version control, and document functionality. Evaluate user feedback and support deployments.

Perform technical code review and analysis to determine originality and function, prepare memos and expert reports, rebut other experts, communicate with counsel and clients, prepare testifying experts, manage multiple engagements, and supervise junior staff.

Senior SAP IQ Database Administrator responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and administering SAP IQ database environments. Lead ETL development with SAP Data Services, build logical data models, write and optimize complex SQL, manage JDBC connections, support Linux and Windows platforms, handle diverse file formats, mentor staff, and enforce operational standards, governance, and documentation while collaborating with government stakeholders.

Lead the migration of a Windows-based renderer to Linux/Vulkan, ensure cross-backend correctness and performance, build regression/comparison tests, establish profiling workflows, and contribute to advanced rendering features and GPU optimization while collaborating across build, infra, and simulation teams.

Design, implement, and optimize gameplay mechanics and systems. Collaborate with designers, artists, and developers to troubleshoot and refine code, optimize performance across platforms, and maintain clean modular code while staying current with game technologies.

Develop and optimize ultra-low-latency algorithmic trading and execution engines for cryptocurrency markets. Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to implement and maintain high-performance HFT systems, troubleshoot production issues, and continually improve system latency and reliability.

Design, build, and operate Restate Cloud and BYOC deployments across multi-tenant SaaS and on-prem environments. Implement IaC and cloud orchestration for Kubernetes-based stateful workloads, ensure reliability and observability (SLOs, metrics, traces, logs, runbooks), automate fleet scaling, and participate in on-call rotations supporting production operations.