Sr. Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure

Sr. Software Engineer (C++), Traffic Infrastructure

Duration - 6 Months

Job Overview

The role is a remote Software Engineer position within the Traffic Ingress team responsible for handling all incoming traffic at the software level. The engineer will work primarily on coding and executing well-defined projects, with a focus on traffic routing, proxy technologies, and reliability. The position is not a leadership or full architectural role but may contribute ideas to design discussions.

Required Skills -

Programming Languages: C++ (primary), Rust (optional/plus)

Traffic Management & Proxy Experience: Core: ATS, Envoy (migrating from ATS to Envoy)

Additional (optional): HAProxy, Cloudflare, general L4/L7 proxy understanding

Networking/Traffic Routing Knowledge: Domain knowledge of network stack, cookie handling, and traffic routing logic

Experience with high-traffic systems (millions of QPS) is highly preferred

Ability to take a spec/project and deliver results independently

High attention to detail due to criticality of traffic handling

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Experience or mindset of a reliability engineer, ensuring code changes do not cause service incidents

Preferred Skills -

Contribution to open-source projects related to routing/proxy technologies

Experience with service migrations (ATS → Envoy)

Understanding of large-scale distributed systems

Strong communication skills for team collaboration, although minimal cross-team collaboration is expected for this role

Optional familiarity with machine learning platforms is not necessary

A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum for this position is $71/hr. on W2

Benefits will also be available at the following link: Harvey Nash Benefits

About us:

Harvey Nash is a national, full-service talent management firm specializing in technology positions. Our company was founded with a mission to serve as the talent partner of choice for the information technology industry. Our company vision has led us to incredible growth and success in a relatively short period of time and continues to guide us today. We are committed to operating with the highest possible standards of honesty, integrity, and a passionate commitment to our clients, consultants, and employees. We are part of Nash Squared Group, a global professional services organization with over forty offices worldwide.

For more information, please visit us at https://www.harveynashusa.com/