Senior Software Engineer, C++
WhiteOptics LLC · Fort Wayne, IN
$120,800–$217,400from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Fort Wayne, IN
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 8+ years · Fort Wayne, IN · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Fort Wayne, IN area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10–25
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $103,793 (middle half $79,940–$135,506). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is hybrid (not fully remote), based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The degree requirement states 'B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent' — the 'or equivalent' qualifier typically signals that equivalent experience is accepted, but the phrasing here is ambiguous; it is listed under the hard requirements section, so Bachelors is flagged as the minimum formal degree.
The skills listed under 'Proficiency in several of the following areas' are framed as a menu of desirable competencies rather than individual hard gates — each has been marked preferred accordingly. The C++ and Linux OS experience, and embedded platform development, are explicitly called out as required in the requirements section and are marked as hard gates.
Network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, IGMP, HTTP), USB protocols (UVC, UAC, HID), and streaming media protocols (RTSP, RTP, RTCP, SIP, AES67, Dante, SMPTE 2022) are grouped as interchangeable within their respective categories in the 'proficiency in several of the following' list; they have been consolidated accordingly.
Python and Google Test are explicitly called out as 'a plus' within the unit testing bullet, confirming preferred status.
The compensation range of $120,800–$217,400 is stated as annual; placement varies by experience and geography.
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