Lead / Staff Engineer C++ (Windows)

Client Type: Product Company Job Type: Full Time With Client Work Mode: Hybrid Location: Hyderabad, India Experience: 10 17 Years Skills: Win32, Socket Programming, Memory Leaks, MFC About the Opportunity About the Role We are looking for a seasoned Lead / Staff C++ Engineer to join a high-performing Agile engineering team building mission-critical, high-performance Windows applications for the financial services market. This is a senior individual contributor role where you will drive technical decisions, own complex problem areas, and directly influence the architecture and quality of our core platform. If you are a Windows application specialist with deep expertise in C/C++, Win32, multithreading, and socket programming and you thrive in a complex, performance-critical codebase this role is built for you. What You Will Do Own and drive end-to-end feature development from design through delivery using C/C++ and MFC on Windows Diagnose and resolve complex defects including memory leaks, race conditions, multithreading, and concurrency issues Architect and optimize Windows application components with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability Build and maintain socket programming and network communication layers within enterprise banking applications Collaborate with product, QA, and architecture teams during planning, estimation, and design reviews Proactively maintain and modernize the existing codebase, applying best practices for code quality and security Contribute to Agile ceremonies sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and technical grooming sessions Mentor and guide other engineers on Windows internals, debugging practices, and performance patterns What We Are Looking For Must-Have Skills Hands-on C/C++ development experience, exclusively or primarily on Windows platforms Deep expertise in Win32 API, DLLs, shared libraries, and Windows message loop / event-driven architecture Strong command of data structures, STL libraries, and modern C++ standards Proven experience with multithreading, thread synchronization, and concurrency in a Windows environment (mutexes, critical sections, events) Socket programming and network programming experience on Windows (Winsock) Solid understanding of Windows internals process/memory model, kernel objects, IPC Expert-level debugging skills using tools such as WinDbg, Visual Studio Debugger, or similar Experience in the banking or financial services domain (strongly preferred .