Senior Software Engineer (C++)

• Design, develop and test software programs.
• Analyse and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions.
• Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards and interface specifications.
• Provide support of products from conception through to product delivery including problem solving and defect maintenance.
• Prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports.
• Provide training and guidance to other team members.

• Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both.

• Experience in Software Engineering with a proven track record of specification, design and development.
• Demonstrable experience of defining test plans and test data requirements.
• An effective problem solver with the ability to understand and resolve complex issues.
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging applications.
• Experience of Object-Oriented Design and implementation, along with Software Design patterns.
• Ability to contribute to the development of the architecture for applications.
• Experience of maintaining and improving coding standards.
• Experience of software best practices such as Automated Testing (Google Test), Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development, SOLID and Clean Code principles.
• Scrum or Kanban experience in Agile teams.
• GIT, Jenkins, Bitbucket (or similar) and Conan experience.
• Experience using DOORS, Test Rail and Jira.
• Experience working with test teams to optimise application performance.

• Ability to work as part of a team towards individual and shared goals; a team player in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments.
• Diligent, with attention to detail. Able to problem solve and find effective and timely resolutions.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiatives and under pressure.

• Proficient Modern C++ experience (minimum 11, ideally 14 and later).
• Experience in developing multi-threaded applications.
• Experience of debugging on target hardware.
• Experience in platform development and a good understanding of Linux.

• Using the C++ programming language and technologies provide creative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems.
• Share technical expertise within the department and other departments as requested.
• Analyse and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions.
• Design, develop and test of applications and programs to support the company’s products.
• Design, develop and test software programs following established quality standards and in accordance with internal engineering procedures including coding, unit testing, peer reviews and software configuration control.
• Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards and interface specifications.
• Provide support of products through conception to product delivery including problem solving, defect maintenance and support to customer services (which may occasionally require out of hours support).
• Prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports.
• Provide training and guidance to other team members.
• Keeps abreast of improvements and developments within software engineering, supporting continuous improvement within engineering.
• Comply with Cubic’s values and adherence to all company policy and procedures. In particular, comply with the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.

• Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both.

• Master’s Degree in computer science or related discipline or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Certification in a relevant programming language or framework.
• Certified Scrum Master.

• Experience in production-grade Software Engineering with a proven track record of specification, design and development.
• Demonstrable experience of defining test plans and test data requirements.
• An effective problem solver with the ability to understand and resolve complex issues.
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging applications.
• Organised with the ability to prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports.
• Experience of Object-Oriented Design and implementation, along with Software Design patterns.
• Ability to contribute to the development of the architecture for applications.
• Experience of maintaining and improving coding standards.
• Able to build reusable code and libraries, ensuring thorough application documentation for future use.
• Experience of software best practices such as Automated Testing (Google Test), Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development, SOLID and Clean Code principles.
• Experience with Agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Proficient in the use of GIT and Jenkins.
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• Experience working with test teams to optimise application performance.

• Experience working in a similar industry.
• Experience using Conan package manager.
• Experience with DOORS and Test Rail.

• Ability to work as part of a team towards individual and shared goals; a team player in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments.
• Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and undertake new tasks quickly.
• Diligent, with attention to detail. Able to problem solve and find effective and timely resolutions.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiatives and under pressure.

• Proficient Modern C++ experience (11 and later).
• Delivered highly functional, performance-driven, production-grade applications.
• Experience in developing multi-threaded applications.
• Experience of debugging on target hardware.

• Proficient skills in CLion or Eclipse IDEs (or similar).
• A good understanding of Linux.

• Experience with C++ 14 and later.
• Experience with the use of Yocto Linux distros on Arm devices.
• Experience in developing in other high-level languages, such as Python and JavaScript.
• Experience with Valgrind.
• Efficient memory management experience.
• Efficient usage of disk IO experience.
• Cryptography.
• Low-level smart card comms/NFC interfacing.
• Experience writing simulators and test harnesses.

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