Sr Software Engineer (C++)

By | January 4, 2023

Gravity IT Resources

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Job: Sr. Software Engineer III (C++)
Location: Remote
Job Type: Direct Hire
Referral Bonus: $2,500 +

Must be US Citizen / Green Card Holder
**No 3rd Parties**

Summary:
Our client is looking to empower their customers to claim their individual financial edge. They are committed to creating a financial ecosystem that is a step ahead by delivering the best technology, services, education, and support to traders and investors. They are continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation

We are looking for a Software Engineer that loves the challenge of designing and building mission-critical low-latency distributed systems that handle millions of events per second.

A key part of the role is delivering new and innovative services to our customers by modernizing our architecture and software engineering practices.?Success in this role requires a strong technical background with a high degree of proficiency and creativity. The role requires an enthusiastic willingness to creatively solve problems for which there are no pre-existing projects.?

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Develop and proof new programs to assure deployment of a quality product
  • Be a driver of innovation, technical thought leader and mentor to other less experienced engineers
  • Test new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate
  • Analyze current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs
  • Conduct system analysis and development, with limited support from professional staff, to keep our systems current with changing technologies
  • Utilize tools and techniques involved in performance of essential functions of programming
  • Analyze system specifications and translate system requirements to task specifications
  • Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program
  • Work in a cross-functional team in a DevOps environment
  • Assist testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems
  • Provide feedback to analysis/training staff about performance considerations and usability issues concerning software specifications and implementation
  • Participate in Agile planning and execution

The Skills You Bring:

  • Experience with distributed and scalable software architectures, understanding of CAP theorem
  • Knowledgeable about multi-threading, inter-process communications and event handling
  • Familiar with scripting and automation (e.g. Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, Python etc.)
  • Experience with communication protocols (low level TCP/UDP/IP, WebSockets, Protobufs, HTTP)
  • Familiarity working in a fluid Agile environment and demonstrated success with structured testing practices such as automated unit testing, regression testing, TDD and continuous delivery
  • Ability to solve problems quickly and thoroughly by thinking outside the box
  • Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group
  • Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment
  • As new technologies emerge and impact our systems, expected to learn these technologies very quickly and resolve any problems involved in integrating new technologies with our systems
  • Expert knowledge on data structures, distributed/cloud architectures
  • Eye for detail, eye for efficiency improvements through automation
  • Good knowledge of security and encryption
  • Overall knowledge of the computing environment at large, e.g. typical uses and user populations of operating systems, communications protocols, hardware platforms, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years strong C++ coding skills
  • Experience with SQL, AWS, Docker, Kafka, Linux, and Windows
  • DevOps, Continuous Integrations process and Tools awareness
  • Bachelor’s Degree in software engineering, equivalent degree, or comparable industry experience

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with low-latency software development
  • C# coding skills highly preferred
  • Involvement in open-source projects with a demonstrated portfolio
  • Cloud architecture and deployment (AWS, Stacker, MSK, ElasticCache, Redis)
  • Hands-on Docker or Kubernetes experience
  • Knowledge of financial markets/trading
  • Understanding of NoSQL and document DBs (Redis)

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