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# Senior C++ Engineer

- **Company:** Annapurna HR Ltd
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, FFmpeg, Performance Tuning, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Backend, C++14, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5847625287

## About the Role

* Strong modern C++ experience
 * Background in high-load, distributed Linux/Unix systems
 * Commercial experience with CDNs or large-scale content delivery
 * Strong production troubleshooting and performance optimisation skills

Nice to Have

 * HLS, DASH, FFmpeg
 * TCP/IP networking

## Description

An exciting opportunity to work on large-scale video delivery infrastructure used by a significant global audience. You'll be working on technically challenging distributed systems where performance, scalability and reliability are critical, with modern C++ at the core., * Develop and maintain high-performance C++ systems

 * Build and optimise distributed CDN/edge infrastructure
 * Troubleshoot complex production and performance issues
 * Work with data pipelines and backend services
 * Collaborate with SRE and infrastructure teams
 * Contribute to technical design and mentor other engineers
 * Use AI tooling and workflows to improve development efficiency


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