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Senior C++ Engineer – Dublin, Ireland

Compensation

Corvil offers a competitive compensation and benefits package

Overview

Corvil is looking to expand its core engineering development team which is responsible for building a high performance, real-time analysis product, utilising the latest software and hardware technologies.

Applicant

The successful applicant will have 5+ years experience as a C++ Software Engineer in a technology company, ideally servicing the Financial Markets. Practical experience working with IP networks, trading protocols and/or with market data feeds is desirable. 

Qualification

Third Level Computer Science or Computer Engineering Degree.

Required Skills

• Expert C++ developer with 5+ years current commercial experience
• Experience with high-performance systems and multi-threaded application development
• Proficient with templates and with the STL
• In-depth experience with the Linux-based development environments, including tools like gdb and valgrind
• Practical experience with packet capture analysis tools

Desirable Skills

• Python
• XML
• SQL/DBA (Postgres/MySQL)
• Linux System Administration
• TCP/IP Networking
• Test Driven Development
• Linux Kernel Development

Attributes

• Work cooperatively in a team together with other highly skilled software engineers
• Excellent problem solving and analysis skills – should be able to propose several viable solutions to complex problems and be able to evaluate the best alternative and estimate the work required
• Self-motivated and able to write high quality code together with appropriate tests proving functionality works as expected
• Can quickly grasp and learn new technologies
• Excellent communication skills - able to make clear and meaningful contributions to white board design discussions and offer innovative solutions to complex problems as well as contribute insights from past experience