C++ Software Engineer

First Orion•North Little Rock, AR

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a Software Engineer opportunity with a leading mobile and telecom network software vendor in the FONES Protect business unit. This business unit is responsible for providing SOA-based data and services to the mobile software on users’ handsets, enabling it to communicate with the various backend data providers and workflows as well as to a variety of telecom networks’ on-premises systems. The engineer will develop and implement high-availability distributed services and microservices, develop additional REST and other endpoints into the solution, data feeds in and out of the data warehouses and transactional data stores, as well as develop interconnecting services for interfacing with third-party data and service providers, such as Mobile Switching Centers, regulatory agency gateways, and billing/provisioning systems. We are looking for a great team player who is positive, self-motivated, energetic and a quick learner with commitment to quality and dedication to long-term success. A successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving. We provide a friendly work environment, access to cutting-edge technology and the ability to work on highly challenging projects that are second to none in the industry.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area
1-3 years of experience in the field or in a related area
Solid Java and C++ software design skills, backed by up-to 4 years of experience
Experience developing software for Linux
Thorough understanding of algorithms, data structures and software design fundamentals, including software design patterns and practices
Knowledge of source control management with Git
Knowledge of using the recent versions of one of the following RDBMs: MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle and/or Postgres in Java
Strong verbal and written communication skills
The ability to work as part of a distributed team as well as work with multiple partners and vendors
Ability to resolve difficult technical problems in test as well as production environments

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the mobile software industry
Prior experience in telecommunication industry
Development experience with high-performance low-latency fault-tolerant systems
Fundamental knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and working experience delivering solutions using the newest versions of the HTTP protocol
Knowledge of TLS/mTLS and/or oAuth2
Knowledge of ProtoBuf and gRPC
Knowledge of AWS based solution creation and related experience
Kubernetes or Docker Deployment Experience
NoSQL Database experience
Experience using best practices for efficient and performant SQL code
Working knowledge of Python
Working knowledge of the Linux shell scripting
Knowledge and experience with deploying solutions in AWS
CI/CD knowledge

Responsibilities

Develop Web Service endpoints, enabling secure and demonstrably performant data exchange with the rest of the middleware system in the cloud, on-premises as well as mobile devices in the field
Develop parts of the solution responsible for storing and retrieving data from the various data stores, including service buses, distributed cache systems, and RDBMS and No-SQL databases
Write software design specifications using modern design patterns
Design, implement, and write test software for both the delivered solutions and the surrounding architecture
Work on performance to ensure high scalability is achieved and required KPIs are met
Develop solutions onto a cloud or an on-premises infrastructure working with Site Reliability Engineers
Contribute to advancing reliability and performance of the Service Architecture, introduce new performance counters and instrumentation points, as well as work with Operations during the rest of the ALM.