The NOW Factory based in Dublin Ireland are looking to recruit a number of C++ & Linux Software Engineers. The role is preferably permanent but we are open to long term contract. Please get in touch if interested - collette.pettit@thenowfactory.com. More details on the role below!

The role:
Do you know your mutex from your Compare and Swap? Find yourself thinking – much better to implement that in the kernel. Want to try some serious high performance C and C++ work? Kernel patches, bespoke memory allocators, kernel driver modifications …. If this is where you want to ply your trade and discover with us, how to squeeze the last drop of performance from your system the please get in touch.

Skills required:
Threading models (Pthreads or OpenMP), Linux environment experience – know how kernel modules, memory allocation and process scheduling work within such an environment and how to control them, extensive C++ and C skills – yes they are very different!, enthusiasm working with the latest technology and willing to try or think a little different as that might just be the best solution!

Nice to haves:
ACE and MPI experience, worked with Fibre Channel, SAS, JBOD, DAS systems, experience developing a high performance clustering system