Description
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Software Developer to join an Internet Security and Web Filtering Solutions Company based in Southampton working for one of their Agile product development teamsThe company's product is running on a Debian platform and they mainly develop in Perl, C/C++, HTML and JavaScript, supported by a wide range of other technologies including Selenium, SQLite with CEROD and NAGIOS to mention just a few.
As a Software Developer, you will be involved in all aspects of the full software development lifecycle including research, proto-typing, technical design, development (unit testing, code reviews) and software testing.
The ideal Software Developer will have a keen interest in technology and software development and enjoy working with other technical experts in a friendly, informal environment, which values quality, innovation and creativity.
To be successful in this role, the Software Developer will need:
- To be a generalising technical specialist with experience of software development on a Linux platform in Perl (or experience with other dynamic languages such as Ruby, Python or Java) gained in a commercial environment
- A willingness to learn and develop code in Perl
- Low level TCP/IP networking experience. (OSI model, frames, routing, sockets etc.)
- To be tenacious with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm
- Strong customer focus and communication skills
- To be willing to participate in maintenance work when necessary and provide continuous feedback to the Service Support team to aid customer satisfaction
It would be a bonus, if you happen to know about:
- The Linux kernel, Debian packaging, Windows server, virtualisation and authentication methods. (Kerberos, NTLM etc.)
- C/C++ development on a Linux platform
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bash scripting
If this is a Software Developer role you could see yourself in, please send your CV through or call Robbyn on for a chat