Senior Software Engineer

About the job

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

We invite you to be part of motivated and agile Qualys engineering team responsible for developing high-end Cloud based Security Solutions. This opening is your chance to work in the rapidly expanding field of computer security, in a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates. In this position you will be working on network security solutions to deliver cutting-edge products. This position is for our fastest growing R&D center in Pune, India, which is part of multi-continent engineering team.

Responsibilities: 1. Develop understanding of the product functionality spanning in-field appliance to cloud services i.e. the end-to-end architecture, how customers use the product, how the product fits in the overall Qualys security platform and its value-add, various customer use case scenarios etc. This perspective is required for in-depth understanding and handling customer queries. Ability to read and comprehend written code and participate in reviews. 2. Develop in-depth knowledge in security and networking domains 3. Contribute to the appliance stack development. Understand the existing appliance architecture well to be able to own new feature development - design, develop, deliver. 4. Study and decipher documentation needed to accomplish tasks at hand viz standards, RFCs and protocol specifications, network topologies, networking fundamentals ( TCP/IP stack, switches, routers, networking protocols, firewalls), Linux platform fundamentals, virtualization, deep packet inspection etc. 5. Debug issues in the product reported by internal QA teams or in production by customers and suggest solutions. Interact with QA teams to describe product feature and methods to test it – functionality, performance, negative scenarios. 6. Document the design and test plans as part of development activities. 7. Communicate with other team members, including with the QA team and collaborate as required.

Required Qualifications:

1. Degree in Computer Science/Electronics/Instrumentation. 2. 5 to 8 years software development or testing experience in Networking Systems. Professional experience developing products in networking domains is a must for example experience in areas such as deep packet inspection, packet parsing, kernel programming, control and data paths, kernel bypass and fast packet processing techniques, firewalls, networking protocols socket programming, virtualization and hypervisors etc. 3. Ability to write as well as comprehend written code in C/C++ and/or Python programs. 4. Passion to build a career in embedded systems, networking as applicable to Network Security Systems.

Preferred Qualifications 1. Good academic record. 2. Good reading and comprehension skills to be able to read technical literature of Network Security products and make inferences. 3. Ability to operate Linux and Windows Operating System commands and related applications. 4. Good written and verbal communication skills.