Principal Software Engineer I

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Position Summary:

This position will support our Delphix brand. Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management.

Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multi-cloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster.

A Senior Software Manager at Perforce is searching for a Principal Software Engineer I to join the Systems Platform team. They will have extensive experience in software engineering to architect robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions that meet the evolving needs of the business. In this role, the Principal Software Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features. 

Responsibilities:

• Peer-review the work of other software designers and mentor them
• Act as an advisor to the functional leaders
• Continuously review and make recommendations to improve processes, tools and implementation
• Collaborate with other engineers to develop and enhance a wide range of static code analysis tools.
• Create clean, well-tested code and deliver the highest quality software.
• Provide task estimates and accurately report progress as part of an Agile process.
• Proficiency with efficient algorithm design, data structures and design patterns. 
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex system issues, ensuring high availability and performance. 
• Architecting and developing robust, scalable, and secure systems platform solutions. 
• Collaborating with software engineers to define system requirements and ensure software applications are optimized for the platform. 
• Evaluating new technologies and staying up-to-date with industry best practices to enhance our systems platform. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Proficiency in at least one of C, Rust or Java 
• Development experience in Linux environments.
• Experience debugging system level problems (Eg: Debugging kernel hangs/ Tuning performance etc) 
• Experience and/or interest in working with multiple programming languages is an asset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team 
• Prior experience with file systems especially ZFS is a plus.

Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time. 

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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