Senior Software Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance and reliable software solutions using C programming.
- Work extensively with networking protocols, L2/L3 networking concepts, and socket programming.
- Analyze and troubleshoot complex software and networking issues in Linux environments.
- Debug and resolve critical defects using tools such as GDB and Linux debugging utilities.
- Investigate customer-reported issues and provide effective solutions within defined timelines.
- Handle customer escalations, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop and optimize solutions involving data structures, algorithms, memory management, and system-level programming.
- Write Python scripts for automation, debugging, testing, and operational support.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to identify and resolve complex system issues.
- Participate in design and code reviews to ensure high standards of code quality, reliability, and maintainability.
- Identify potential reliability and performance issues and proactively implement improvements.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers on technical concepts, debugging methodologies, coding practices, and networking fundamentals.
- Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and engineering best practices.
- Take ownership of complex technical problems and drive them through investigation, resolution, and deployment.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- 4 - 7 years of hands-on software development experience.
- Strong programming experience in C.
- Strong understanding of computer networking fundamentals, particularly:
1. Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) networking
2. TCP/IP
3. Network protocols
4. Socket programming
5. Client-server communication
- Strong knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms.
- Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix environments.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills using GDB.
- Good scripting experience in Python.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex software and system-level issues.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Skills
Linux, TCP/IP, Data Structure, Algorithm, Python, Memory Management, C, Unix, Socket Programming, Network Protocols