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Staff C++ Engineer - USA

Inworld AI

Inworld AI

Mountain View, CA, USA
USD 150k-270k / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 15, 2025

About Inworld

At Inworld, we believe the processes of building, scaling, and evolving applications are monsters that consume value before it can reach users. Our mission is to solve evolution and transform static software into AI systems that autonomously evolve to better serve their users. We are building an intelligent runtime to conquer these monsters and make this vision a reality.

We are backed by investors such as Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Section 32, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Spark Ventures. Our technology is used by industry leaders like NVIDIA, Epic Games and Microsoft Xbox. Inworld has been recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies globally and has been named one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Startups in the USA.

About the Role

You’ll work on high-performance hardware and operating system agnostic systems that allow developers to build powerful, dynamic AI-augmented workflows with self-improvement capabilities. As a Staff C++ Engineer at Inworld AI, you'll also embrace cross-platform, cross-architecture, and cross-device compilation as you shape the future of technology.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience working on C++ related projects.

  • Experience working in senior level role on Software Engineering projects.

  • Strong fundamentals in the data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and object-oriented programming.

  • Proficiency with C++ build systems like CMake.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with game engines like Unreal or Unity.

  • Building software across multiple platforms: Android/IOS/Consoles.

  • Experience running AI models on device and cloud.

  • Experience developing SDKs or tools.

In-office location: Mountain View, California, United States. Candidates must be based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate (you will be working on-site in our South Bay office a few days a week).

The United States base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $270,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.