Lead Software Engineer – C/C++ Enterprise Systems

Integrant, Inc.

Lead Software Engineer developing C/C++ applications for enterprise systems, collaborating with international clients and focusing on production quality and reliability.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeCairo • 🇪🇬 EgyptSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RDBMSSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Design, develop, debug, and maintain enterprise software using C and C++.
- Enhance, fix, and regression-test existing product code under production pressure.
- Work with SQL Server and database-backed features; understand data, performance, and availability impact.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues using logs, diagnostics, and systematic root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, architects, and client technical stakeholders; participate in Agile delivery.
- Apply strong OOP, SOLID, data structures, memory management, and multithreading judgment in real codebases.
- Support high-reliability expectations for mission-critical systems; uphold production quality, security, and maintainability on long-lived enterprise codebases.
- Apply disciplined software engineering across design, implementation, testing, and delivery on complex production systems.
- Mentor and raise the bar through code review and clear technical communication (English) with client stakeholders.
- Work effectively with AI-assisted development workflows where appropriate — while maintaining accountability for production quality, security, and correctness on legacy C/C++ code.

Requirements

What you’ll need

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent depth demonstrated in career).
- 10+ years of professional software development experience (application software, services, or enterprise systems).
- Many years of hands-on C and C++ on complex software applications — maintenance and evolution of production systems, not toy projects only.
- 2–3+ years of hands-on C and C++ on application software in production — required for the initial assignment; not required to be recent.
- SQL Server (or equivalent enterprise RDBMS depth) with database-backed application features.
- Proven debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis under time pressure; production support / incident experience.
- Solid Git, Agile, and English communication for client-facing work.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Salary paid in USD
- Six-month career advancing opportunities
- Supportive and friendly work environment
- Premium medical insurance [employee +family]
- English language development courses
- Interest-free loans paid over 2.5 years
- Technical development courses
- Planned overtime program (POP)
- Employment referral program
- Premium location in Maadi
- Social insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++SQL ServerOOPSOLIDdata structuresmemory managementmultithreadingdebuggingroot-cause analysis

Soft Skills

technical communicationmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilitytime managementadaptabilityattention to detailcritical thinkingclient-facing communication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer Engineeringrelated field degree