Senior Software Engineer

About the Business:

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, https://risk.lexisnexis.com

About our Team

The ThreatMetrix engineering team is an international team that includes experts in device identification, device intelligence, fraud detection, real time systems, Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, machine learning, and data analytics. We are an Agile engineering team using concepts such as Scrum, Continuous Integration, self-organizing teams, and Continuous Improvement. 

About the Role:

ThreatMetrix is looking for a highly talented and experienced developer to work in our end-user facing technologies “Device Intelligence” team. The team writes software executed invisibly by millions of end users a day across the globe in their mobile device apps and web browsers. This role will focus on web technologies, so the candidate should understand the HTTP protocol, how cookies and web sessions work, some basic networking as well as being a great programmer.

Responsibilities

This is not an application level role though, it involves no UI development.

• Gathering, sending and processing data.
• Researching how things work beyond obvious documentation.
• C/C++ expert to demonstrate understanding of systems level programming aspects like memory issues, concurrency and performance,
• The role heavily involves browser JavaScript

Requirements:

• Clear and effective communicator of technical issues
• Strategic thinking
• Team player who works effectively with others
• Detail Oriented and desire to learn/research/understand
• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams
• Ability to accept criticism and provide feedback (e.g. code reviews). 
• C/C++/Java/Bash/Python
• Knowledge of programming principles and systems level programming, sockets, files
• Knowledge of networking, TCP/IP, IPv6, UDP, VPNs, Proxies, routing
• Database experience in both SQL and NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra/Aerospike/ScyllaDB)
• CentOS 9 experience with kernel, networking config
• Bonus credit for Aerospike specific knowledge
• 10 years in C/C++, ideally ability in a mix of languages 
• 10 years OS/kernel/networking configuration and optimisation
• Code reviews/CI/source control/bug tracking
• Design and Architecture experience

Working for you

• We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
• Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance
• Life assurance and income protection
• Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working arrangements
• Benefits for you and your family
• Access to learning and development resources

Your recruiter will advise you on the full benefits package for your location

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