Principal Platform Software Engineer, C++

📋 Job Overview

Evolv’s R&D team is looking for an experienced and innovative principal software engineer to provide technical leadership, improve software engineering practices, and be hands on with our team of SW engineers with expertise in embedded, real-time, and computer vision. In Evolv's fast-paced development environment the R&D team is continuously innovating new features and integrating complementary technologies into our products.

🏢 About Evolv Technology

You will be joining the C++ Software Development Team. This role reports to the VP of Software Engineering and working alongside a team of 15 talented engineers. Our culture is built on the belief that exceptional products are created by teams that trust one another, challenge ideas respectfully, and remain committed to continuous growth. We are guided by our core values: Do the Right Thing, Always, Put People First, Win Together, Own It, and Be Bold, Stay Curious. These values shape how we make decisions, collaborate across teams, and deliver technology that drives meaningful business impact.

🎯 The Role

This is a team that enjoys solving hard problems together. We celebrate wins, learn openly from setbacks, and believe that high performance and having fun are not mutually exclusive. If you're energized by mentoring others, shaping technical direction, and building scalable platforms in a collaborative environment, you'll thrive here.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve existing C++ codebase with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Identify and resolve software defects and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including SQA, DevOps, and hardware engineers.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Contribute to system design and architecture discussions.
• Support build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Translate mathematical algorithms into optimal C++ code.
• Build C++ software components that follow industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment models.
• Design and implement real-time systems with deterministic performance and low-latency requirements.
• Develop multithreaded applications using modern C++ concurrency primitives, thread synchronization, and lock-free programming.
• Integrate ML inference engines into fast-path pipelines with minimal latency impact while optimizing control software for embedded systems and real-time hardware interfaces.
• Perform technical performance benchmarking and analyses to support engineering decisions.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Maintain quality throughout software development through peer code review, unit and functional testing.

🎁 Benefits

The base salary range for this full-time position is $148,000 – $240,000. In addition to base salary, this role offers a competitive target bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

No visa or eligibility information provided.