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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Wiley & Company, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $44,200.0 - $63,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Software Debugging, Memory Management, Performance Tuning, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Codebase, C++14, Code Restructuring - **Published:** June 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=662d4e23e149ff5b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Windows?, * Strong professional C++ experience, including debugging, refactoring, and performance tuning * Experience working in large, long-lived codebases (not just greenfield projects) * Windows development experience; MFC experience is a strong plus * Solid understanding of memory management, threading, and performance trade-offs * Comfort improving existing systems incrementally rather than rewriting from scratch * Typically 6-10 years of professional software development experience * Clear technical communication and collaborative working style Nice to Have * Experience with scientific, engineering, or data-intensive software * Exposure to modernization efforts (modularization, architectural cleanup, API enablement) * Familiarity with Agile development environments (e.g., JIRA), pragmatically applied ## Description We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what's possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what's next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large., This role is for senior C++ engineers who enjoy working on substantial, real-world systems and improving them over time. You'll work hands-on in a large, mature C++ codebase (Windows / MFC) where performance, determinism, and scientific correctness matter every day. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute meaningfully to the ongoing modernization and evolution of the KnowItAll platform. You'll take ownership of non-trivial areas of the system, refactor legacy components, and implement new capabilities-working closely with Principal Engineers and domain experts to ensure changes are correct, maintainable, and backward-compatible. This is a role for engineers who respect legacy software, understand constraints, and enjoy making incremental improvements that add up to lasting value. What You'll Be Doing * Working in a large, long-lived C++ codebase with significant domain history * Owning features or subsystems and seeing them through design, implementation, and maintenance * Refactoring complex or brittle areas to improve clarity, performance, and reliability * Applying modern C++ practices where they improve safety and maintainability * Supporting architectural improvements by helping modularize historically monolithic components * Collaborating with other engineers and chemistry/spectroscopy domain experts What You'll Work On * Performance-sensitive algorithms for spectral search, comparison, and analysis * Data-heavy workflows involving large binary datasets and in-memory data structures * Classic Windows application architecture (MFC) integrated with newer technologies * Targeted modernization efforts that improve testability, extensibility, and long-term maintainability You'll work alongside senior and principal engineers who care deeply about correctness and will expect thoughtful technical decisions-not rushed solutions., * You work on real software used by real scientists-not disposable demos * Performance, correctness, and reliability genuinely matter * You'll grow deep system knowledge and take meaningful ownership * Modernization is thoughtful and engineering-led, not trend-driven * Your work meaningfully supports scientific research and analysis If you enjoy understanding complex systems, improving them piece by piece, and building software that must be trusted, this Senior Software Engineer role offers a rare and rewarding challenge. We power infinite possibilities. For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing-creating impact that reaches everywhere. We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives. Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything. Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance. We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. 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