Senior C++/Rust Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software security seeks a Senior C++/Rust Software Engineer to enhance their analysis infrastructure and product offerings. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software security, particularly in static analysis, and a passion for programming languages. This role involves developing innovative code analysis techniques and ensuring the software operates efficiently in a cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in C/C++ or Rust development (2+ years).
• Familiarity 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 develop analysis rules in Rust.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

UNIX

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

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Client:

Black Duck

Location:

exeter, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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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 analysis. In 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.
• Interest or experience with web application or mobile security, familiarity with OWASP Top 10 lists.

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 law. In 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.