| Location | |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Prov: | California |
| City: | Redwood Shores |
| Position | |
| Position/Title: | Senior Software Engineer |
| Position Type: | Permanent F/T |
| Closing Date: | 2008-09-18 |
| Job Description: |
Qualys, the leading provider of Software as a Service (Saas) vulnerability management and policy compliance solutions, helps organizations of all sizes discover vulnerabilities, ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation according to business risk - with no infrastructure to deploy or manage. QualysGuard, the company's flagship on demand service, conducts automated security audits and provides the quickest route to neutralize worms and other emerging threats. Distributed scanning capabilities and unprecedented scalability make QualysGuard the ideal choice for both SMB's and large, distributed organizations. eBay, Oracle, Cigna and McDonald’s are just a sample of our 250 Fortune 1000 and 3000 + customers. This opening is your opportunity to work in the rapidly expanding field of computer security, in a pre-IPO company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates. As a Software Engineer you will be part of a motivated engineering team that is responsible for the QualysGuard scanner software and related applications. Responsibilities The Senior Software Engineer for Linux will work in our Scanner development team and will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining parts of the QualysGuard scanner software and related applications. The candidate must possess a strong background in Unix/Linux C and C++ software development, and in the development of TCP/IP network applications using the BSD socket API. |
| Job Requirements: |
Qualifications -BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent plus five years of software development experience. -Recent experience in Unix/Linux C and C++ software development. -Recent experience in TCP/IP network application development using the BSD socket API. -Solid background in software engineering principles, object oriented design and development, and multithreading. -Experience with Linux software development environments (bash, gcc, gdb, Makefiles, vim/emacs etc). -Experience with common TCP/IP protocols (HTTP, SMTP, SSH etc). -Good understanding of computer security and network security principles and techniques. -Strong troubleshooting and communication skills. -Detailed, packet-level experience with IP, UDP and TCP. -Knowledge of Linux system internals and programming techniques. -Background on operating system design. -Experience with remote security scanning tools, network troubleshooting tools and vulnerability assessment tools. |
| Contact Information | |
| Contact Directions: | Interested candidates please send resumes to eng-careers (at) qualys (dot) com [email concealed] |
| Company: | Qualys, Inc. |
| First Name: | Leina |
| Last Name: | Maruyama |
| Title: | |
| Email: | eng-careers (at) qualys (dot) com [email concealed] |
