Senior Networking Software Engineer

ALL.SPACE

  • England
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Description:Who are we?We hire those that seek to innovate across people, process and technology. Join our global workforce, visualise the future and strive for success. Our engineering campus and corporate offices in the UK and US are optimal environments for ideas and innovation to flourish.ALL.SPACE, has developed a smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. Our ground-breaking software-defined service enablement platform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance. Our terminal designs operate as fully electronic beam steering systems. Our IP has applications across a wide range of market sectors including aeronautical, land mobile, maritime, and 5G. It provides broadband, multi-beam, two-way communications with dynamic tracking of geostationary and non-geostationary satellites or terrestrial nodes.We are looking for world class talent to join our high-performing team working on cutting edge technology in the satellite communications industry. We stand by our company values; INTEGRITY, INNOVATION & EXECUTION EXCELLENCE - giving you the opportunity to build your career in an environment where we encourage crisp decision-making, challenging the status-quo, championing your beliefs and ideas, sharing successes (and learning from failures) and working collaboratively with your fellow team members.ALL.SPACE is committed to practicing and promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace. We aim to lead by example by making satellite communications a more inviting and accessible industry for all.The senior networking software engineer is responsible for the design, development, test and maintenance of production networking features used to manage and control ALL.SPACE terminal's secure communications.The role covers both network architecture - designing the internal and external terminal network using TCP/IP technologies - and software implementation of those designs, writing drivers, configuring networking stacks and providing the higher-level services to manage the networking connections of the system.Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand the networking requirements of ALL.SPACE products
  • Design networking architectures that cover the terminal and third-party systems, ensuring a solution that is secure, performant, reliable and meet customer needs
  • Complete architecture and design documentation for all networking features.
  • Translate the networking design into software and hardware features suitable for implementation.
  • Deliver high-quality, tested software features for an embedded real-time system, using C++.
  • Contribute to terminal software application features as required by the team.
  • Implement automated unit and integration tests, including network traffic tests.
  • Test and debug functionality in simulation and on target hardware.
  • Lead the investigation and timely resolution of networking issues.
  • Employ industry standard design patterns and practices to ensure appropriate quality, security, modifiability, and extensibility.
  • Work within the team's Agile framework, pro-actively contributing to the software development life cycle process.
  • Own delivery of networking features; driving the planning and execution of work against an agreed roadmap, using other developers as needed.
  • Present reports on results and progress to stakeholders as required.
  • Mentor other engineers, developing their technical skills and championing best design and coding practice.
Requirements:
  • Expert networking knowledge for enterprise systems, including TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP/S, VLANs and other networking protocols, and operation of routers, switches, firewalls and WAN aggregation tools
  • Expertise in Linux network stacks and socket implementations
  • Highly skilled in in C++ development on network devices or embedded systems.
  • Demonstrated success in delivery of reliable, real-time networking functionality.
  • Full lifecycle development experience - scope, architect, design, develop, test, maintain.
  • Demonstrated skills in network debugging and performance characterisation, making appropriate use of network analysis tools
  • Effective use of monitoring tools such as Grafana
  • Excellent understanding of Source Code Management (git) and CI/CD pipelines
  • Generation of appropriate documentation (Jira, Confluence)
  • Perform peer reviews and test of other developers' work
  • Effective collaboration in high-pace agile team
  • Excellent self-organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Problem-solver and collaborative team member
​​Additional Notes​Due to the need to control and debug on target hardware, this role requires working at ALL.SPACE's Reading sites. Could be hybrid role, working on-site some of the time.Benefits:
  • Stock Options
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • 25 days Annual Leave + Public Holidays
  • Cycle-to-Work Scheme
  • Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Discounts Platform

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