🚀 C++ Programmer

We are looking for a talented C++ programmer to develop and maintain our indexing engine and content delivery framework. The indexing engine processes and makes searchable terabytes of rapidly growing biomedical information. The Portal System is a primary web content delivery application and handles over 10 million hits from 1 million unique users every day. Both are high-performance, multi-threaded, distributed software systems running on hundreds of Linux-based servers.

Minimum qualifications: Must have a BS in Computer Science or related field.

The candidates for this position should be able to perform the following duties:

• Develop innovative software in small teams using cutting-edge technologies;
• Perform monitoring and performance tuning;
• Collaborate with program managers and prospects to gather and define requirements;
• Deliver projects on-time and to specification with an appropriate level of quality;
• Develop automated functional tests;
• Collaborate with technical writers to create customer-relevant documentation;
• Provide patches and upgrades to existing systems;
• Prepare operating instructions and documentation of program development;
• Analyze system capabilities to resolve possible issues;
• Proficiency in C++ and Object-Oriented programming;
• Experience with multithreaded applications, networking, and distributed computing;
• Knowledge of dynamic linking and loading;
• Use debugging tools such as gdb, strace, valgrind, totalview, etc.;
• Experience with version control tools like CVS and SVN;
• Familiarity with web technologies and web application frameworks;
• Experience with text indexing;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge of the following operating systems and platforms: