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# Systems Software Engineer (C++)

- **Company:** Thunder, Llc
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Compilers, Software Debugging, Systems Theories, Performance Tuning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5c0c17eaddf4fd89

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Senior leadership?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Experience optimizing NIC/GPU performance

 * Deep understanding of low-level networking, compilers, and similar systems
 * Experience in latency-sensitive environments

Must haves:

 * You've got the dog in you: you will own your work and be responsible for production systems from day 1
 * High speed-to-output
 * Willingness to assume a senior leadership role as we scale
 * Strong communication skills under pressure

Preferred:

 * CS Bachelor's degree from top 50 US university, 3.5+ GPA
 * 1+ year of experience at a trading firm (Citadel, Jane Street, etc.), hardware company (NVIDIA, SambaNova), systems research or similar

## Description

Your work will focus on core C++ systems development: performance optimization, systems debugging, and research., * You'll report to Co-founder/CTO Brian (ex-Citadel quant dev)


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