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Principal Engineer, Cross-Platform Engine

Janea Systems provides high impact software development services to Fortune 500 companies.

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Principal Engineer, Cross-Platform Engine

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Job title
Principal Engineer, Cross-Platform Engine
Job location
Janea Systems
Job description

Janea Systems (USA) is a dynamic team of the best & brightest software engineering specialists and solutions innovators, from around the world. From kernel to cloud, we provide high-impact software development services to Fortune 500 companies.

We are seeking an exceptionally talented Client Engine Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team.  

Location 

Fully Remote / European Residence required 

Compensation 

Salary 

Work Schedule 

Full time / Flexible working hours –  

Reports to 

Head of Engineering 

Member of 

Engineering Team 

 

To be considered for this position, you must have the following qualifications:  

  • 10+ years of development experience in systems programming, with a strong C++ focus 

  • Proven ability to design and implement complex, stateful, fault-tolerant, high-performance client-side engines, including extraction engines, parsers, or equivalent systems

  • Deep experience with advanced algorithms, including tree/graph traversal, heuristics, and performance optimization

  • Strong fundamentals in concurrency, memory management, and performance profiling

  • Fast learner with a can-do attitude and exceptional problem-solving abilities

  • Self-sufficient, proactive, and comfortable working collaboratively on remote projects

  • English skills (ability to effectively communicate via written and spoken English)

  • A degree in computer science (or equivalent)  

Ideal candidates will also have:  

  • Exposure to Rust, or a demonstrated willingness to migrate components from C++ to Rust incrementally

  • Experience designing or extending declarative rule languages, query engines, or DSLs (e.g. XPath-like systems, custom parsing grammars)

  • Experience with AI-assisted tooling, including LLM integration, vision models, or hybrid symbolic/ML systems

  • Hands-on experience with secure local storage solutions such as SQLCipher or encrypted SQLite

  • Familiarity with accessibility trees, UI automation frameworks, or structured UI extraction

  • Cross-platform client development experience (Windows, macOS, Android)

  • Competitive programming background or equivalent problem-solving depth

  • Experience with secure client-cloud sync, serialization, and versioned protocols 

Why join Janea? Because world-class talent deserves world-class opportunities. What we offer:  

  • Competitive compensation with benefits, paid vacation, and sick leave.

  • The opportunity to work with a globally diverse team of top Engineering talent on the industry’s toughest Engineering challenges. 

  • Ultra-flexible working conditions – we provide a generous office equipment allowance so you can work from home, we can also provide you with a desk at an office/coworking facility near you or use both. No business travel necessary. 

  • An enjoyable, start-up work environment, with excellent opportunities for professional growth and development.

  • Flexible working hours – as a remote-first company, our focus has always been on getting the job done well, not when or where it gets done.  

  

#LI-DNI 

 
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Janea Systems headquarters

Seattle, WA

Company size

10–100 employees

Founded

2003

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