[Hiring] Software Engineer @Natterbox Ltd

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Software Engineer to join our growing R&D team, where you will be designing and developing new and existing voice services to be delivered via our award-winning global voice platform.

An engineer who can demonstrate their ability to extend server-based applications via third-party APIs, have experience with real-time media streaming, and have built applications on cloud infrastructure will be highly suited to this role.

About you

• You will have a degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• At least 3 years relevant experience developing, maintaining, and extending applications at both a server and client level
• You have a desire to learn about VOIP technologies and media streaming
• You excel at understanding relevant technology protocols and are able to apply your knowledge to build compatible applications
• You are enthusiastic and enjoy working collaboratively in an agile environment with a desire to learn and expand your knowledge and experience
• You’re a proponent of and advocate automated testing, code reviewing, and pair programming, and welcome feedback on your code as well as giving others the benefit of your knowledge and experience
• Proactive about learning and can mentor junior engineers
• You understand the principles of secure development practice and have a solid understanding of source control systems
• You have excellent communication skills including fluent spoken and written English and are able to confidently communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Your responsibilities

• Develop new voice based applications and maintain/diagnose issues within existing applications
• Translate requirements and designs into high-quality, secure code
• Implement and maintain automated unit and functional tests where appropriate
• Work within an agile team and participate fully in all team meetings, sharing knowledge with the team and wider department
• Participate in peer code reviews, both as reviewer and reviewee
• Keep abreast of the latest technology market including security vulnerabilities and develop with security in mind
• Demonstrate a willingness and motivation to learn

 

Requirements

Skills you will bring

Must haves

• Experience of system programming in a language such as C, C++, Java, Go or C#
• Some experience of scripting languages (e.g. PHP, Python, JavaScript)

We would love it if you also had

• Knowledge of key voice protocols including SIP, RTP
• Experience working with OpenSIPS, OpenSER, or Kamaillo
• Experience with deploying applications to AWS
• Knowledge of common media file formats such as WAV, MP3, PCM
• Familiarity with developing in Linux and/or Unix

Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits

* 25 days annual leave - increasing to 30 after 2 years (exclusive of bank holidays)

* An allowance of £50 per month to cover costs of home-working

* Perkbox: A range of outstanding employee discounts

* Private health care with Vitality - after probation

* Pension - after probation

* Cycle To Work Scheme

* Staff-referral programme

We are a remote first company based in Croydon and we will accept applications from around the UK.