You will step up from an Architect responsible for one product to the Engineering VP or Enterprise Architect responsible for the product lines
C or C++ Solutions Architect $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks ($50 USD/hour)
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Description
Do you love coding in C or C++ and want to advance your career in network security, but you’re frustrated because most roles require you to spend your days doing client-facing work? If so, we’ve got the perfect role for you to take the next step towards becoming an Enterprise Architect or CTO that allows you to focus on the technical work that you love.
In this position, you will have end-to-end technical responsibilities for GFI’s exciting portfolio of 15+ security and networking products. We aren’t looking for someone who can sell or rack up billable hours. We want a C or C++ expert who can troubleshoot our most complex customer problems, code new features, and contribute to product roadmaps.
Join GFI’s security solutions team to expand your technical abilities and advance your career while supporting over 35,000 small and medium businesses globally.
What you will be doing
- Contributing to product roadmaps by participating in roadmap ideation and challenging product manager specs
- Troubleshooting complex client problems by understanding and identifying the problem, debugging software, and delivering a root cause analysis to our engineers
- Building, testing, and certifying exciting new product features
- Analyzing third-party risks to products and defining mitigation solutions
What you will NOT be doing
- Designing end-user solutions or deployments
- Conducting pre-sales, administrative, or consulting work
Key responsibilities
- Delivering consistent solutions and keeping them up-to-date with the changing IT-systems landscape
Candidate requirements
- At least 7 years of professional C/C++ programming experience
- Experience with at least one of the following: network security development, systems security development, email-related development
How it works
Applying for a role? Here’s what to expect.
We’ve curated a series of steps that take the guesswork (and cognitive bias) out of recruiting the best person.
STEP 1
Pass Cognitive Aptitude Test.
STEP 2
Pass English Proficiency Test.
STEP 3
Prove Real-World Job Skills.
STEP 4
Ace An Interview Or Two.
STEP 5
Accept Job Offer.
STEP 6
Celebrate!
Frequently asked questions
What you will learn
Work examples
- Apple releases new MacOS - so you need to assess coming changes and their impact on our products
- The client reported a problem with the system after 1 week of uptime - so you need to investigate client topology and use case, make a decision to create reproduction env or change client env to collect required reproduction evidence, catch the defect and deliver evidence to Engineers
- Microsoft announced a new version of ActiveSync protocol - so you need to make implement support for it in solution (doa sharp, condensed and focused PR and deliver it to Engineering for release)
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Why Crossover
Recruitment sucks. So we’re fixing it.
The Olympics of work
It’s super hard to qualify—extreme quality standards ensure every single team member is at the top of their game.
Premium pay for premium talent
Over 50% of new hires double or triple their previous pay. Why? Because that’s what the best person in the world is worth.
Shortlist by skills, not bias
We don’t care where you went to school, what color your hair is, or whether we can pronounce your name. Just prove you’ve got the skills.
