C++ Software Engineer

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Your Impact

OpenText is seeking a Software Engineer to work on the architecture, design and implementation of a product that provides reliable data protection and high accessibility for rapidly growing business data. The product is a large scale, highly distributed data protection solution.

This engineer will report into the Manager of the Data Protector development Team, work across engineering disciplines, participate in requirements specifications, define architecture, and contribute to the design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of all components associated with the solution’s management back-end.

What The Role Offers

• Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integration activities required based on specific objectives and established project guidelines.
• Executes and writes portions of testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portion of application; identifies and debugs issues with code and suggests changes or improvements.
• Participates as a member of project team of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high quality solutions for assigned systems portion or subsystem.
• Collaborates and communicates with internal and outsourced development partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Ability to grasp new concepts and technology quickly and handle priorities in the areas of responsibility.
  
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent with 3 -6 years’ experience.
• Strong C & C++ programming skills
• Strong user level system programming background (Multi-threading, IPC, Network communication, Operating System interactions, protocol development, etc)
• Good experience using Windows and Linux debugging tools
• Good understanding of Windows and Linux OS concepts and related tools
• Good understanding of Data Structures
• Basic understanding of web services (SOAP / REST), HTML, CSS, JSON, XML
  
  

Desirable skills,

• Knowledge of design patterns.
• Good understanding of best development practices.
• Experience of agile development methodologies such as SCRUM.
• Experience of Test Driven Development practices.
• Knowledge of Secure development lifecycle.
  
  

One Last Thing

• You are persistent and inquisitive. You have to understand why things are happening the way they are.
• You are determined to understand cyber attack techniques at a very detailed level.
• You are a self-starter who is able to work with minimal management, however have strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to work together with several other professionals from other information security fields.
• You’re a creative thinker who wants to answer the question, “Why?”
• Your workstation is a pyramid of monitors that you can't take your eyes off of at the risk of missing something.
• You have a desire to learn new technologies.
• Your sense of humor, passion and enthusiasm shines through in everything you do.
  
  

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.