Backend Engineer -Senior (IP C++ Developer)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 18, 2026. Cognyte scores A on the Alion truth index.
Description
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At Cognyte, you’ll collaborate with expert colleagues around the globe to solve problems most people will never even know exist!
You’ll be part of building unique solutions shaped by real investigative methodologies, enabling our customers to identify, investigate, visualize and prevent criminal, terror and security threats worldwide.
These solutions are used by law enforcement, national security, and national and military intelligence agencies in almost 100 countries to turn massive, diverse data into clear, actionable intelligence for a safer world.
Who you’ll be working with:
IP network intelligence team in Pune is looking for a new senior C++ team-member to join forces in the world of IP protocols and deep packet inspection. You will be working with IP teams across Cognyte at Israel and Bulgaria.
As a Cognyter you will:
· Research and reverse engineer IP communication protocols.
· Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C++ code for deep packet inspection of IP traffic.
· Work closely with architects and product owners to contribute to overall architecture and system design.
· Participate in code reviews and contribute to maintaining coding standards and best practices; provide mentoring and professional guidance to junior colleagues.
Requirements
For that mission you’ll need:
- 5+ years of professional experience with C++, working experience with templates, STL, boost libraries.
- B.Sc. in computer science, computer engineering or an equivalent degree
- Knowledge of networking and IP protocols (all layers including application layer)
- Experience with developing large scale and complex system solutions.
- Experience with developing networking applications is an advantage.
- Familiarity with packet inspection tools is an advantage.
- Solution orientation and "can do" attitude with a desire to tackle complex problems.
- A team player with excellent collaboration skills.
- Excellent English - verbal and written.