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Job Description - Staff Software Engineer
Company Profile:
Qualys Cloud Agent enables instant Global visibility of IT assets – even occasionally connected mobile and virtual devices, with up-to-date asset configuration data for security and compliance. A low foot-print agent installed on endpoints, Cloud Agent brings high performance functionality of all Qualys Cloud Platform services to all IT assets in the global enterprise.
Cloud agent is one of the pivotal components in Qualys cloud security infrastructure. It is light-weight, multi-platform, easy to configure and self-managed. It helps organization inventory and scan millions of IT assets from a security standpoint. Cloud Agent is a foundation upon which Qualys plans to build next-generation security services in the future. Be one of the first members of the team, which does innovative and exciting work to carry forward Qualys vision.
Core Responsibility
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing a cutting-edge, scalable application which is being used by millions of customers worldwide. This position offers you an opportunity to work with world-class engineers and to build resilient features to support millions of endpoints. The work involves complete ownership from a delivery perspective that includes design, architecture, development, operations, and end-to-end support/maintenance of our systems. You will be responsible from a feature standpoint on all technical aspects. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring other talented engineers on your team on highly complex projects and responsible for hiring new engineers/interns.
Position Requirements:
Eligible Candidates should meet the following criteria.
Required:
- 10 to 15 years of hands-on C/C++ development experience on Enterprise/Consumer level product lines on Linux/Unix/Solaris platforms
- Have a good experience working with Object Oriented Design/ SOLID principles / fair knowledge on Design Patterns
- Should be able to independently design moderate to a complex module with solid code quality
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Well versed with data structure, algorithms, and system design.
- Proficient in multi-threading, thread synchronization and parallel processing
- Innovative thinker and adept at building highly scalable, high-performance applications
- Deep understanding of IPC mechanisms
- Possess excellent knowledge of best engineering practices of SDLC model, including Coding standards, Code reviews, Source Control Management, CI/CD pipelines, testing
- Mentor junior team members in technical matters
- Good exposure to C++11 and/or C++14 standards and Unit Testing framework
- Self-driven, quick learner, and ready to explore new approaches
- Excellent communication skills with peers and should be able to engage with different teams to seek technical clarification or build consensus
- Hiring Engineers/Interns
Desirable Requirements:
- Exposure to Cyber Security / Security domain and technologies
- Exposure to Networking technologies
- Exposure to SSL/TLS and Cryptography
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor / Master's degree in Computer Science Engineering (M.E / M.Tech, B.E / B.Tech, MCA) and 10 to 15 years of previous experience in the job offered, or as a Staff Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Software Developer, or a similar related role
Skills Required
- 10 to 15 years hands-on C/C++ development on Linux/Unix/Solaris
- Strong object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patterns knowledge
- Ability to independently design moderate to complex modules with high code quality
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving; well versed in data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Proficient in multithreading, thread synchronization, and parallel processing
- Deep understanding of IPC mechanisms
- Knowledge of engineering best practices: coding standards, code reviews, source control, CI/CD, testing
- Experience with C++11 and/or C++14 and unit testing frameworks
- Mentor junior team members and guide on complex projects
- Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills
- Experience hiring engineers and interns
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Exposure to cybersecurity, networking, SSL/TLS, and cryptography
Qualys Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Qualys and has not been reviewed or approved by Qualys.
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits costs are widely viewed as low for employees and dependents, with healthcare often described as almost fully paid for. Feedback suggests this affordability helps offset perceptions of lower base pay in some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are broad, including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, mental health support, and disability insurance. Benefits are described as “pretty amazing” or “great,” reinforcing perceived quality and coverage depth.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is accessible through company stock plans and an employee stock purchase plan. Compensation packages commonly include equity alongside salary and bonus, which some consider a meaningful part of total rewards.
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What We Do
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com
