C++ Systems Software Engineer (3 months project, AI project)

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.Role OverviewWe are seeking highly skilled C/C++ engineers to work with system-level libraries and tools such as OpenSSL, FFmpeg, glibc, libssh2, zlib, systemd, tcpdump and support infrastructure for AI-driven software engineering systems. In addition, you will play a key role in building the backend stack for model training and evaluation pipelines that support intelligent systems like the SWE Bench, where AI agents assist in real-world software maintenance and patching workflowsDuration: 3 monthsCommitment: 40h/week, 4h/day overlap with PSTModel: Contract, time and materialLocation: 100% Remote: Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Turkey, VietnamInterview: 2 technical interviewKey ResponsibilitiesDevelop, maintain, and extend high-performance, secure system software in C/C++Integrate and work with open-source projects such as OpenSSL, FFmpeg, glibc, systemd, tcpdump, libssh2, ImageMagick, and FreeRDPDesign tools and infrastructure to support model training and evaluation workflowsBuild systems for suggesting code patches based on bug reports, issue descriptions, and vulnerability IDsAutomate assessment of PRs and patch diffs for correctness and completenessDevelop solution plans, set up reproducible environments, and evaluate test outcomesCollaborate with AI engineers on integrations involving Rust bindings and Python-based orchestration toolsAnalyze low-level system behavior using profiling, tracing, and debugging toolsWrite clear, maintainable code and documentation for internal systems and external librariesRequirementsExpert-level 4+ yrs of experience in C and/or C++ (C99+, C++11/14/17)Strong understanding of systems programming, memory management, and networking internalsHands-on experience with Linux kernel, glibc, and multithreaded programmingFamiliarity with libraries such as OpenSSL, zlib, FFmpeg, libssh2, and ImageMagickProficiency with debugging and diagnostics tools like gdb, valgrind, perf, and tcpdump