Senior Software Engineer
Builds and optimizes low-level application frameworks and core system infrastructure, with a focus on JVM internals, performance, concurrency, and distributed systems. Requires a bachelor's or master's degree and 7+ years of professional software development experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain core system infrastructure and low-level software components.
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability through meticulous analysis and innovative solutions.
- Work with JVM internals, memory management, concurrency, and distributed systems.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to define technical strategies and roadmaps.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decision-making.
- Troubleshoot complex system issues and provide effective resolutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional software development experience.
- Deep understanding of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) internals, including garbage collection, JIT compilation, class loading, and the memory model.
- Proficiency in at least one JVM language and extensive experience with its runtime environment.
- Strong programming skills in Scala, Java, Rust, or other systems-level languages.
- Extensive experience with operating system concepts, including processes, threads, concurrency, scheduling, and I/O.
- Proven track record of building and optimizing high-performance, scalable, and reliable systems.
- Experience with distributed systems concepts and technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience with performance profiling and tuning tools.
- Experience with RPC frameworks.
Nice to Have
- Contributions to open-source projects related to JVM or systems software.
Skills
Java Virtual Machine, Scala, Java, Rust, Garbage Collection, Jit Compilation, Memory Management, Concurrency, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, Performance Profiling, Rpc Frameworks, I/O, Scheduling, Memory Model
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