Software Engineer - Systems / C++

European Tech Recruit

Edinburgh

3 months ago

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We are working with one of the world's leading technology giants who are working on the development of a next generation transactional database from scratch. The team is looking for experts in a ranges of fields including systems, distributed systems, operating systems, compilers to work on the core research and development of the project.

The role will beonsitein Edinburgh and can provide visa sponsorship for candidates in the UK or EU nationals. This role will give you the opportunity to work on truly cutting edge development projects and the opportunity to work with leading industry and academic experts.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform systems research and empirical science on current and future data management and processing systems
Analyse and understand requirements for the next generation of database storage and query processing engines
Design, implement, and deploy key technical building blocks for the next generation of data management and processing systems
Explore and advance the latest data management and processing frameworks for both Cloud and devices

Required Skills:

MSc or PhD in Computer Science or a relevant field
Expertise in Systems level programming in C/C++
Experience working in one of the following data management systems, query processing, transactional or graph databases, storage engines, indexing engines, distributed computing, programming languages, hardware software co-design, compilers, fault-tolerant computing
Worked on the development and implementation of low-level systems software (operating systems, distributed workflow systems, compilers, databases)
Contributions to foundational or peer reviewed research is a plus

Keywords:

Databases / Database / Data Management / C++ / C / Rust / Systems / Systems Level / query processing / storage engines / indexing engines / fault-tolerant / distributed systems / operating systems / compiler / compilers / HW/SW / Hardware Software Co-design / programming languages / PhD / MSC / Edinburgh / UK / United Kingdom

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