Senior Software Engineer - C / C++
Senior Software Engineer – C / C++
ARCA is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join on a short-term contract to help support an automotive / motorsport engineering programme.
This role suits someone comfortable working close to real-time systems, networking and performance-critical software, typically found in vehicle platforms, simulation, data or control environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-performance C / C++ software
- Work on concurrent, parallel and asynchronous systems
- Contribute to distributed, real-time architectures (pub/sub models, time-synchronised systems)
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong C / C++ development
- Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading and async programming
- Distributed systems, ideally real-time
- Layer-3/4 Networking Stack (IP, UDP, TCP, Multicast etc.)
- Knowledge of networking protocols: IP, UDP, TCP, Multicast
- Familiarity with PTP / NTP time synchronisation
- Linux OS
- Background in automotive, motorsport, or high-performance engineering environments highly desirable
Contract Details
- Outside IR35
- Remote-based
- Initial 1-month contract (extension likely for the right profile)
- Interviews before Christmas – start in the New Year
If you like to learn more about this C / C++ Software Engineer role please apply for immediate consideration.