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Job description

Description

Position at VIPRE Security Group

VIPRE Security, a brand of Ziff Davis, develops cybersecurity products focused on endpoint protection and email security together with advanced threat intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement applications, services and data pipelines in C and/or Golang
Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Work collaboratively to develop, implement and deliver VIPRE cloud core backend systems in an agile environment.
Continually improve availability, scalability, performance and reliability of our services
Help maintain code quality, organization, automation and continuous delivery
Work with a distributed team of engineers

Education and/or Certification Requirements

BA/BS in CS or related field, or equivalent experience

Experience

3+ years of development experience, building, running, and debugging applications
Proficient in C and/or Golang, with extensive experience in developing robust and efficient backend systems
Design, build, and maintain APIs (REST, gRPC, etc), user-facing applications, services, and systems
Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures and performance optimization strategies
Experience and skills in developing, navigating and utilizing Unix/Linux environments
Hands on experience of working in platform teams building reusable infrastructure and service components running at high transactional volumes
Strong Experience with scalable and distributed datastores (MySQL, ElasticSearch)
Experience with AWS or other cloud providers for both infrastructure and application development

Desired Skills

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges effectively, even under high-pressure conditions.
Solid knowledge of security principles, including cryptography and encryption methodologies.
Deep understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP), firewalls, and overall network architecture.
Experience developing and deploying distributed services using containers and orchestrators (kubernetes, ECS, EKS, nomad)
Familiarity with microservice architecture, cloud native and twelve-factor principles.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like AWS CDK or Terraform

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