[reza_n]

We are always hiring full time C developers doing exactly what you said. Msg me if you (anyone) is interested.

[pnw_hazor]

I see the insides of a lot of startups. The C/C++ based companies generally seem to be solving serious problems with good engineering.

Startups using frothier tech are often (not always) toy companies building toy products (hyper-scale toys are still toys).