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Principal Software Engineer - Compiler & System Programming | C/C++
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Leads design and development of system software and compiler technologies, defines architectural standards, and mentors teams across major product areas.
About this role
What success looks like in this role:
• Leverages subject matter expertise to lead in the design and development of significant and technically challenging efforts across major program / product areas.
• Defines architectural standards, tools and methodologies to ensure technical consistency and quality across the company’s functional applications.
• Identifies, adapts and applies new technologies that can help improve systems overall.
• Collaborates with senior members of development / functional departments across the company to share experiences and knowledge and to identify ways to simplify and integrate products.
• Works with management on the development of Software Engineering governance / performance management processes.
• Helps define, develop and deliver training and education for systems users, Software Engineering colleagues, allied groups and other stakeholders.
• Identifies proprietary intellectual property and recommends patent applications.
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You will be successful in this role if you have:
- *Minimum Education Required: Bachelors’ or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
- *Minimum year’s relevant experience required: 13+ years in System software product development experience.
- *Key Skills:
- Hands on experience in C, C++, VC++, Data structures, Microsoft Debugging Tools and working with Windows Crash Dumps.
- Good experience on tools like Microsoft WindDbg, CDB, Visual studio IDE, Intel One API IDE.
- Ability to understand, evaluate and propose new features for existing and upcoming products
- Experience with operating System, system level programming on E-Mode Architecture level. Additional experience with multiple (Instruction Set Architecture) ISA’s different platforms, Windows, Linux etc.
- Extensive experience working on compiler internals e.g., syntax processing, optimization, code generation techniques, etc.
- Experience with experience with profiling tools such as Intel VTune, Windows Performance Analyzer, OProfile, Valgrind or prof/gprof.
- Individual contributor, Leadership & team player, communication skills
- Exposure to a culture of Devops would be an added advantage
Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, blood type, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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