Sr. Principal Software Engineer

This Sr. Principal Software Engineer role at Fortra involves enhancing and maintaining existing software products, developing new ones, and serving as a technical expert. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and debugging software systems, working with product managers, identifying new technologies, and improving R&D processes. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver with a strong desire for excellence.

Must Have

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and/or applications.
• Work with Product Managers to outline features for the product roadmaps.
• Work with different teams and products to understand requirements and design solutions.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Work within R&D to improve processes and best practices.
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Work without supervision on the most complex projects.
• Assist and mentor less experienced peers.
• Actively participate or take the lead in all Agile ceremonies.
• Strong C/C++ programming experience in the Windows OS environment.
• Strong design experience building Windows applications, especially network related Windows applications.
• Experience working with Windows kernel and Windows services in user mode.
• Prior experience working with WFP, NDIS drivers on Windows.
• Very good hands-on understanding of networking concepts – TCP/IP, UDP, IPSec, VPN, SSL/TLS, Routing, tunnelling etc.
• Hands on experience debugging BSOD’s and network related issues on Windows.
• Strong expertise with data structures and algorithms.
• Typically requires 15 or more years of experience.
• Proven previous experience at the Senior Software Engineer role.
• Superior working knowledge of Agile Project development methodology.
• Proven experience and knowledge of the relevant programming language requirements for this role.
• Proven leadership as a project leader or as a subject matter expert.
• Coordinate project activities of co-located and remote team members.
• Clear and concise communication skills (verbal and written).
• Presentation and mentoring skills.

Good to Have

• Good understanding of C# programming.
• Working with Windows installer technologies like Wix.
• Understanding of Jenkins jobs/pipelines.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive benefits and salaries
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Flexibility

THE ROLE

This position is responsible for enhancing and maintaining existing software products as well as developing new products. The ideal candidate has a strong desire for excellence, with confidence in their expertise, and is a creative problem solver.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use.
• Work with the Product Managers to outline features for the product roadmaps.
• Work with different teams and products to understand requirements and design solutions.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Work within R&D to improve processes and best practices
• Innovate process solutions
• Create or align best practices
• Enforcement of standards
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Work without supervision on the most complex projects.
• Complete latitude for independent judgment.
• Assist and mentor less experienced peers.
• Actively participate or take the lead in all Agile ceremonies.
• Strong C/C++ programming experience in the Windows OS environment
• Strong design experience building Windows applications especially network related Windows applications.
• Experience working with Windows kernel and Windows services in user mode
• Prior experience working with WFP, NDIS drivers on Windows
• Very good hands-on understanding of networking concepts – TCP/IP, UDP, IPSec, VPN, SSL/TLS, Routing, tunnelling etc
• Hands on experience debugging BSOD’s and network related issues on Windows
• Strong expertise with data structures and algorithms

Nice to have:

• Good understanding of C# programming.
• Working with Windows installer technologies like Wix
• Understanding of Jenkins jobs/pipelines

QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically requires 15 or more years of experience.
• Proven previous experience at the Senior Software Engineer role.
• Superior working knowledge of Agile Project development methodology and the ability to implement those methodologies in active projects.
• Proven experience and knowledge of the relevant programming language requirements for this role and the ability to share that knowledge with team members.
• Proven leadership as a project leader or as a subject matter expert.
• Coordinate project activities of co-located and remote team members.
• Clear and concise communication skills (verbal and written)
• Presentation and mentoring skills