Principal Software Engineer in Herndon

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescriptionWe're on a mission to be a Force For Good, through our People, Products and Purpose at Nuix. 

This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good.
 
We're selective about who comes on board, and you should be too. But if the above sounds like a match, get in touch today and get ready for the possibility of starting a once-in-a-career journey.

What you will be doing:
As a Principal Software Engineer at Nuix, you will design, develop, and maintain enterprise security software for Nuix and work directly on our endpoint agents. This role is part of the Adaptive Security team and reports directly to Jonathan Bell.

Role Location:This position will be based in our Herndon office.  The candidate is required to attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week but may voluntarily elect to work either remotely or from the Herndon office for the remaining days of the week.  

Remote positions will be considered depending on skill set.  


Key Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, and implements software
• Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications
• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the conversion and/or integration of new product integrations based on requirements
• Designs and develops new software products or major enhancements to existing software
• Becomes an expert in the Adaptive Rules and developers the ability to consult on rules for customers and develop new rule features
• Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms
• Consults with project teams and end users to identify application requirements
• Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects to management
• Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools
• Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements
• Instructs, assigns, directs, and checks the work of other software developers on development team
• Participates in development of software user manuals
• Developing top quality, stable code
• Ensuring product components are easily tested and maintained

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• At least 10 years of C++/C programming experience
• Broad knowledge of operating system internals, including Windows, Linux, and/or Mac OS X
• Broad knowledge of security technologies.
• Knowledge of file system and network drivers
• Ability to optimize inefficient code
• Strong problem solving and analysis ability
• Ability to work with others in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment
• Self-starter, strong work ethic, excellent interpersonal skills and a positive attitude
• Ability to manage own work, multi-task and prioritize tasks
• Ability to remain organized while multi-tasking

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• Knowledge of computer and compilers 
• Experience in modeling behaviors using mathematics and computers
• Experience in data analysis and analytics.  

Nuix is an equal opportunity employer including for Veterans and People with Disabilities. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.

We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.

About UsNuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. To find out more about who we are and what we are doing, please visit our web page.https://www.nuix.com/As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.
Nuix VisionFinding Truth in a Digital World.
Nuix Mission StatementNuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.
Nuix Values ·        TAKE OWNERSHIP·        RESILIENT·        UNAFRAID·        TEAM NUIX·        HERO OUR CUSTOMERS

We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.