Senior C++ Network Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><h3 id="isPasted"><strong>Company Overview</strong></h3> <p>Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.</p> <p>Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.</p> <p>At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.</p> <p>Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.</p></div><h3><strong>Group Overview</strong></h3> <p>This role sits within the Digital and Synthetic area of Metrea. The <strong>Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S)</strong> is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.  </p> <h3><strong>Position Summary</strong></h3> <p>Metrea is looking for a Senior C++ network engineer to join our team and help build our core simulation platform. In this role, you will develop systems that simulate military aircraft and large-scale exercises.  You will work closely with our experts in aerospace and simulation to develop an immersive world with realistic agent behavior and real-time, responsive interactions. If you are looking forward to solving hard technical problems and can delve deep into the underlying codebase while keeping stability and performance in mind, we will be a good match for you. This role will require you to be a team player who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary environment and expects you to be communicative and independent. You should be motivated to find creative and scalable solutions for complex problems.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>You will design and develop systems for all simulation endpoints, tools, and hardware to share a common, immersive world</li> <li>You will work closely with our experts in aerospace and simulation to ensure realistic agent behavior, working integrations, and real-time, responsive interactions</li> <li>You will find creative and scalable solutions for complex problems</li> <li>You will be responsible for reviewing designs and code from colleagues</li> <li>You will work in an independent and communicative way within a multidisciplinary environment</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You'll Bring </strong></h3> <ul> <li>Proven experience in C++ software development</li> <li>Experience designing and implementing distributed systems</li> <li>Experience developing networked real-time applications, simulations, or games</li> <li>Proven experience with distributed simulation standards such as HLA or DIS</li> <li>Experience integrating systems through APIs, messaging systems, or middleware</li> <li>Curiosity for complex interoperability challenges</li> <li>A pragmatic mindset, strong problem-solving, and the ability to troubleshoot issues spanning multiple systems</li> <li>Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a distributed setup across technical and organizational boundaries</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Additional Eligibility Qualifications </strong></h3> <ul> <li>Background in any related field (e.g., Military, Aerospace, Software, Engineering, Physics, Math) </li> <li>Experience working in large-scale synthetic environments or constructive simulations </li> <li>Engineering degree  </li> <li>5+ years of professional C++ programming </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Benefits</strong></h3> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Comprehensive medical plan options</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">HSA/FSA accounts</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Dental and vision coverage</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">6% employer 401(k) match</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="no