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# Principal systems software engineer

- **Company:** Targeted Talent
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_0506073341

## About the Role

Our client is a company building the world's highest- performance pure digital AI inference chip. We are looking for an experienced software engineer with excellent C/C++ programming skills and at least 5 years of related work experience. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software design, debugging, and performance analysis, and a deep understanding of system level architecture.

Key Requirements:

 * Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
 * Excellent C/C++ programming skills
 * Strong experience in software design, debugging, and performance analysis
 * Deep understanding of system level architecture
 * Experience with Linux driver or Linux Kernel development
 * Ability to work independently and lead development efforts
 * Experience contributing to large open/closed source projects

Preferred Skills & Experience:

 * Minimum 5 years of software engineering or related work experience
 * Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline
 * Experience with Python and using C/C++ libraries from Python (e.g. using Cython)
 * Focus on software quality and testing
 * Experience architecting low and high level APIs
 * Proficient in a variety of development styles and programming languages
 * Ability to build projects from the ground up
 * Comfortable working within a rapidly evolving project
 * Driven and self-directed



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