Senior Software Engineer (C++)

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (C++)
Reports to: Head of Client Team
Department: Engineering 
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Job Ref No: SSE062021

Required Skills

• Clean code in practice
• Experience of TDD/BDD/ATDD
• Understanding of the principles of OOD e.g. SOLID
• Understanding of the rules of simple design e.g. four rules of simple design
• DevOps capabilities (desirable)
• CI/CD experience. Jenkins experience would be desirable
• Curiosity
• Self-starter
• Genuine interest is software development skills and learning new techniques
• Own repository in Github/Gitlab
• Experience in at least two coding languages and styles (e.g. objects and functional)

Technical Stack:

• Strong C++ developer with a good
• knowledge of low-level Windows internals
• Practical experience with STL and Boost libraries and algorithms
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Windows API and Linux OS
• Experience with the development of cross-platform multi-threaded client-server systems
• Preferably familiar with Windows driver development (WDF/KMDF)
• Proficient working knowledge of source control tools
• Qt framework

Agile process:

• Experience of Scrum or XP
• Experience of running Scrum-style ceremonies
  Acting Scrum Master
• Understands the pros and cons of agile and waterfall
  
  

Architectural awareness:

• Understands the pros and cons of general vs monolithic architectures
• Understands the pros and cons of orchestration vs choreography