What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Systems Software Engineer position at Citrix?
Role Responsibilities:
Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.
Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.
- Own the engineering lifecycle for LTSR branches, delivering high-quality fixes, performance optimizations, and security updates tailored to enterprise stability requirements.
- Identify and implement targeted feature enhancements or backports that improve customer workflows, product integration, or overall usability within LTSR guidelines.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Support, DevOps, and Security teams to prioritize and deliver customer-focused solutions that align with long-term product goals.
- Lead root cause investigations for complex customer-reported issues and implement long-term fixes that enhance product resilience.
- Promote and uphold high engineering standards through rigorous code reviews, testing, logging/instrumentation, and static/dynamic code analysis.
- Participate in Agile development practices, helping drive continuous improvement in both product and process.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, including design specs, release notes, and engineering workflows.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in software engineering using C /C# (experience with C also required).
- Solid foundation in systems programming, including algorithms, data structures, operating systems, and networking.
- Proven experience with memory management, multithreading, performance tuning, and cross-platform development.
Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.
Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.