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Software Engineer, Systems (MPKSWE20) Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, build and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for large distributed components that run applications.


• Build new features and improve existing products.


• Work on problems of diverse scope and design core, backend software components.


• Handle large scale data storage, synchronization and coordination of large server cluster, and provide a runtime environment for front end code.


• Receiving little instruction on day-to-day work, code using primarily C/C++, Java, PHP and Hack.


• Interface with other teams to incorporate their innovations and vice versa.


• Conduct design and code reviews.


• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.


• Complete medium to large features (each with many tasks) independently without guidance.


• Identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, product area and/or systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field and three years of work experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation. Requires three years of experience in:


• Coding in one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, Java, or C#


• Building large-scale infrastructure applications


• Designing and completing medium to large features independently without guidance


• Experience owning a particular component, feature or system


• Python, PHP, or Haskell


• Relational databases and SQL


• Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)


• Linux, UNIX, or other *nix-like OS as evidenced by file manipulation, advanced commands, and shell scripting


• Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or JavaScript


• Build highly-scalable performant solutions


• Data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human-computer interaction


• Applying algorithms and core computer science concepts to real world systems as evidenced by recognizing and matching patterns from different areas of computer science in production systems


• Distributed systems.

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