Job Description

• Pune

Company Profile:

Qualys Cloud Agent enables instant Global visibility of IT assets – even occasionally connected mobile and virtual devices, with up-to-date asset configuration data for security and compliance. A low foot-print agent installed on endpoints, Cloud Agent brings high-performance functionality of all Qualys Cloud Platform services to all IT assets in the global enterprise.

Cloud agent is one of the pivotal components in Qualys cloud security infrastructure. It is light-weight, multi-platform, easy to configure and self-managed. It helps organization inventory and scan millions of IT assets from a security standpoint. Cloud Agent is a foundation upon which Qualys plans to build next-generation security services in the future. Be one of the first members of the team, which does innovative and exciting work to carry forward Qualys vision.

Core Responsibility

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing a cutting-edge, scalable application which is being used by millions of customers worldwide. This position offers you an opportunity to work with world-class engineers and build resilient features to support millions of endpoints. The work involves complete ownership from a delivery perspective, including design, architecture, development, operations, and end-to-end support/maintenance of our systems. You will become the face of the team from a feature standpoint on all technical aspects. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring other talented engineers on your team on highly complex projects and responsible for hiring new engineers/interns.

Position Requirements:

• Eligible Candidates should meet the following criteria.

Required:

• 11 to 15 yrs. of hands-on C/C++ development experience on Enterprise level products on Mac/Unix platforms
• Proficient in MacOS internals. Should have expertise in using native IDE/Dev framework (Xcode/Swift/Clang++) with hands-on development exp. with Objective C etc..
• Should be able to independently design moderate to a complex modules with solid code quality
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Well-versed in data structure and algorithms.
• Proficient in multi-threading, thread synchronizations, and parallel processing
• Innovative thinker and adept at building high-performance application
• Deep understanding of IPC mechanisms
• Excellent communication skills and should be able to engage with different teams to seek technical clarification or build consensus,
• Mentor junior team members in technical matters
• Good exposure to C 11 and unit testing framework are added advantage
• Self-driven, quick learner, and ready to explore new approaches 

Desirable Requirements:

• Good understanding of Networking
• Exposure to Cyber Security / Security domain and technologies
• Exposure to SSL/TLS and Cryptography
• Familiar with Golang

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor / Master's degree in Computer Science Engineering (M.E / M.Tech, B.E / B.Tech, MCA) and 11 to 15 years of previous experience in the job offered, or as a Principal Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Software Developer, or a similar related role