About the job
In this role you'll …

Work with time-sensitive and streaming data for analysis, filtering and sorting, for example, the C++ STL
Create parallel processing architectures which can scale up and down on demand
Interact with external systems and handle their idiosyncrasies in a live, data-heavy, time-constrained environment
Provide a resilient and predictable platform for upper-layer applications
Come up with bespoke solutions for real-world data handling problems
Handle cryptography and communication security over untrusted channels

On day one, you will need to be proficient with…

Have a deep understanding of object-oriented programming, socket programming and memory management techniques
Have experience with multi-threaded and multi-core programming and it’s associated concurrency, locking and synchronisation techniques
Be aware of interprocess communications (IPC/gRPC) and message queueing
Be comfortable with mathematical functions and the associated libraries in system programming. You also should be unafraid to use math to optimise your code
Understand synchronous and asynchronous communication, and when to use what
Be comfortable in handling low level byte operations

Added bonuses if you have experience with...

The initiative to work on your own, at your own pace, but on a schedule
The courage to iterate, re-iterate and the re-re-iterate till you get it right. And then defend your design philosophy
Think through all the possible applications of your work, and then making sure it performs awesome in every one of them
Making the right algorithm choices based on design requirements
Write good, commented and (hopefully) error free code. Logic failures are acceptable, but poor error handling is not

An environment where you can do your best work….

The best equipment which complements your talents.
The best tools in the business for you to bring your ideas to life.
A great environment.
Flexible work hours, and flexible work locations.
The opportunity to make your mark and shape the future.
And have fun…