C++ Developer - First Experience Level

If you're a problem-solver passionate about AI, enterprise systems, or modernizing technology, this is your chance to shape the future of coding on IBM Z. Let's innovate together!

Your role and responsibilities

• Maintain and develop language parsers written in C++.
• Work in an agile, collaborative environment, addressing both front-end and back-end concerns, with a primary focus on back-end development.
• Design and implement object-oriented solutions, leveraging multi-threading and concurrency techniques.
• Work with client-server architectures, networking protocols, and databases to create robust application solutions.
• Understand and translate user and system requirements into multi-user solutions.
• Develop and maintain REST API services for seamless system integrations.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• C++ Proficiency: At least 4-5 years of recent hands-on experience writing and debugging C++ programs for UNIX/Linux/Windows-based systems.
• Programming Fundamentals: Deep understanding of C++ data structures, common idioms, design patterns, and algorithms, with proficiency in using libraries like STL and Boost.
• Database Knowledge: Solid experience with SQL, relational databases, and schema design.
• Python Familiarity: Basic experience with Python for supporting internal tool-chains.
• Mainframe Adaptability: Willingness to learn legacy Mainframe-related languages (e.g., COBOL, PL1, ASM, JCL) to maintain and enhance parsers for these languages.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Parsing Techniques: Knowledge of lexing and parsing algorithms (e.g., manual parsing, regex, grammar-based parser generators like Bison or ANTLR).
• Agile Development: Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Linux Expertise: Familiarity with Linux-specific C++ development tools and practices.
• Security and API Design: Experience with authentication, authorization, and secure API-driven interface development.
• DevOps Practices: Hands-on experience with GitHub, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins), and automation technologies (e.g., Ansible, Python).
• Containerization and Cloud Exposure: Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes).

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