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Comscore Reston, VA

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$170k - $195k/yr Full time Senior Azure DevOps C++ Language

Senior Software Engineer role focused on owning critical Windows native-code systems and modernizing a mature C/C++ codebase.

Own and maintain critical areas of a large, established Windows C/C++ codebase.
Modernize legacy components using C++17/20, RAII, smart pointers, STL, and safer resource-management practices.
Identify and prioritize technical debt, architectural risks, obsolete dependencies, and maintainability gaps.
Refactor tightly coupled or complex modules while preserving existing behavior and compatibility.
Diagnose crashes, memory corruption, leaks, deadlocks, race conditions, and performance problems using Visual Studio, WinDbg, and Windows diagnostic tools.
Improve automated testing, static analysis, logging, and CI/CD practices for existing components.
Manage compiler, SDK, library, and third-party dependency upgrades.
Establish and promote modern C++ coding, architecture, and code-review standards.
Mentor engineers working in complex or unfamiliar areas of the codebase.
Partner with engineering leadership to balance feature delivery, modernization, reliability, and technical-debt reduction.

7+ years of professional C/C++ software development experience.
Demonstrated experience refactoring and modernizing large legacy C++ codebases.
Strong knowledge of modern C++: RAII, smart pointers, STL, concurrency, object lifetime, and resource management.
Strong knowledge of Win32 APIs, Windows processes/threads, DLLs, synchronization, IPC, services, and file I/O.
Experience developing and debugging with ATL, COM.
Windows crash-dump and performance analysis.
Experience debugging complex native-code issues with Visual Studio and WinDbg.
1-2 years experience managing projects.
Strong analytical approach: ability to dive into data, analyze large data sets, and recognize patterns.
Ability to influence and impact others.
Ability to manage time effectively; high levels of responsibility, organization, and proactive execution.
Ability to train and mentor others.
Strong communication skills.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

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