Senior C++Rust Software Engineer

AppSec; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering application security firm in Belfast is seeking an exceptional developer to enhance their static analysis infrastructure and improve software security. You will design and develop tools for large-scale cloud deployments, research security defects, and create analysis rules primarily in Rust. The ideal candidate has a strong programming background, preferably in C / C++ or Rust, and a passion for improving software quality.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in C / C++ or Rust development.
• Experience with development on UNIX.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop code analysis software for large scale cloud deployments.
• Make improvements to general analysis infrastructure.
• Research security defects and create analysis rules in Rust.

Skills

C / C++

Rust

Java

C#

Go

React

Education

BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Black Duck Software Inc. helps organizations build secure high-quality software minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck a recognized pioneer in application security provides SAST SCA and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code open source components and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools services and expertise only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

The Static Analysis team is looking for an exceptional developer with experience or interest in building and deploying security tools to join the Static Analysis team at Black Duck. The job involves evolving our state of the art analysis infrastructure and generally pushing the envelope of static particular you will be enhancing the product engine by broadening its of coverage and deepening its analysis to identify even more vulnerabilities. Additionally you will ensure the product operates in a scalable and performant manner within a cloud-based environment. The perfect candidate will have a strong passion for improving software security and quality a background in static analysis or compilers and enthusiasm about programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop code analysis software for large scale cloud deployments
• Make improvements to general analysis infrastructure
• Improve existing and develop new code analysis algorithms and techniques
• Research security defects create analysis rules (in Rust) for detecting these defects test and evaluate the results

Key Qualifications

• Experience in C / C or Rust development (2 years)
• BS MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience with development on UNIX

Preferred Experience

• Interest or experience in analyzing programming languages building compilers parsers or other language analyzers.
• Interest or experience in dataflow and program analysis.
• Experience with algorithmic design and analysis.
• Experience with one or more of Java C# JavaScript Go PHP Python Kotlin Scala Groovy.
• Interest or experience with web application or mobile security familiarity with OWASP Top 10 lists.

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender preference national origin age disability or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal addition Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.