C++ STL Boost: Software Engineer C++ for Rolling Contract in the Nethe

WESTHOUSE IS ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR A DEMANDING PROJECT. THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER WILL BE WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT USES STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY. AFTER FINALIZATION OF THE PROJECT (IN ABOUT 6-8) MONTHS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH THE CLIENT FOR 6 OR 12 MONTHS. MOST CONTRACTORS WORK FOR 2 - 3 YEARS AT OUR CLIENT.

Our client is building a next generation web service for content identification. This platform consists of several 10's of nodes and needs to auto scale at run-time, be extremely robust and resilient for failure. Our client builds different applications on top of this platform like TV/tablet synchronization.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEER C++ WHO CAN:

- Develop and maintain the distributed platform with a focus on the core: the search worker doing the actual matching of unknown fingerprints against the reference fingerprints.
- Develop and maintain the remote monitoring functionality
- Work with our research department on new distributed search strategies

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

- Master degree in Computer Science or closely related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development
- Fluent in English speech and writing
- Experience with agile development and working in self-organizing teams
- Feels strong responsibility and ownership of software and its quality
- Available full time in the Brabant office

PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

- C++,  Boost and STL
- Algorithms and data structures
- Writing code in a test driven approach
- Linux platform and admin/config
- Distributed systems and high traffic web services
- The web and it's protocols and formats (HTTP, JSON)
- Writing code in a test driven approach
- Plus: Python

INTERESTED IN THIS FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY? THEN PLEASE APPLY WITH YOUR UP TO DATE CV TO BE CONSIDERED.

Kind regards,

GILBERT VAN REEKUM

Senior Account Manager