System Software Engineer

Valex LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Valex LLC is seeking a System Software Engineer, Level II, in the Washington, D.C. area. This role involves driving the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to delivery, within small team settings using cutting-edge technologies. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience and proficiency in C/C++. Responsibilities include developing software, performance tuning, and collaborating on documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time experience in computer software engineering.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative software in small teams using cutting-edge technologies.
• Collaborate with program managers to gather requirements.
• Develop automated functional tests.

Skills

Proficiency in C/C++

Networking and Distributed Computing

Multithreaded Applications Development

Debugging Tools Experience

Unix Shell Scripting

Effective Communication

Tools

MS Windows

UNIX/Linux

Version Control Tools

Job description

System Software Engineer, Level II, Washington, D.C. area

A challenging position in computer software engineering. We are looking for an innovative software engineer who will drive all aspects of the software development lifecycle: requirements, design, development, test, and release to customer success.

Must have a minimum of 5 years of full-time experience in computer software engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative software in small teams using cutting-edge technologies;
• Perform monitoring and performance tuning;
• Collaborate with program managers and prospects to gather and define requirements;
• Deliver projects on-time and to specifications with an appropriate level of quality;
• Develop automated functional tests;
• Set operational specifications and formulate software requirements;
• Collaborate with technical writers to create customer-relevant documentation;

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in C/C++;
• Experience with MS Windows and UNIX/Linux software development environments;
• Knowledge of dynamic linking and loading;
• Development of multithreaded applications;
• Networking and distributed computing;
• Inter-process communication;
• Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, strace, valgrind, totalview, etc.;
• Unix shell scripting;
• Experience with version control tools like CVS, SVN;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge of the following operating systems and platforms: