Hi, we’re Nexthink. We’re not just the leader in the digital employee experience category, we invented the category. Our solutions combine real-time analytics, automation and employee feedback across all endpoints to help IT teams delight people at work. Our cloud-native platform pinpoints issues and solutions, automates response, and helps companies continuously improve their employees’ experience, making them more productive, efficient, and happy at work. We have millions of endpoints deployed, we’ve surpassed $100M in ARR, and we’ve recently secured $180M in Series D financing for a company valuation of $1.1B, but we’re just getting started.

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Job Description

Inside the Nexthink Engineering department, the team you will be joining participates in building what we call the Collectors: the endpoint agents that run on the system of the millions of employees mentioned above.

In a nutshell, Collectors extract meaningful information about what's going on the OS, interpret it and feed it to our amazing data analytics systems. They also help to remediate detected issues and improve users experience of using their devices. Collectors are the complex and critical part of Nexthink product. They require the highest level of reliability and performance on each of the platforms our Collectors currently running: Windows, macOS and Linux.

Challenge #1: create comprehensive and reliable solutions
Challenge #2: do it for several platforms, using all the best from each platform
Challenge #3: still, keep solutions cross-platform where possible

Our engineers are excited to take on broad non-conventional problems and are able to narrow them down to a relevant shape and function. They constantly come up with ideas to improve our product, they prototype them, then see them through in production and measure their impact. All of this with the very high standards of quality, performance and security that are part of our DNA.

Qualifications

7-10 years of experience in software development.
Very good demonstrable understanding of operating systems internals.
Experience in software development on Windows and/or macOS platform close to OS level, with knowledge of installers, network protocols/communication
You are fluent in C++, preferably up to date with the latest iterations of the standard.
Proven experience of leading or being important individual contributor for one or more significant projects.
Consistently write concise and very well tested code.
You can navigate and debug a complex code using the tools available and you have very strong attention to details.
You can do OS-level research.
Experience in kernel-mode software development is an advantage.
Experience in multi-platform/cross-platform development, especially on Windows and macOS platforms, is an advantage as well.
Knowledge of Python and/or bash can be good as well.
You enjoy working in a dynamic environment and you are result oriented.
You are the problems solver and like challenging tasks.
You communicate clearly and concisely in English.
We are looking for candidates who are eligible to work in one of the following countries: Switzerland, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands or the UK.

Additional Information

We are 900+ employees strong in 21 countries across 8 different time zones speaking 60+ languages. We are positive, we get things done, we keep growing, and we are one team, we are Nexthink. We believe actions are stronger than words when it comes to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace. Nexthinkers are multinational and multilingual, and come from all walks of life. We are committed to hiring a genuinely representative workforce that can create solutions and foster innovation for the modern digital employee experience.

If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you! Check what we offer:

Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package.
Very good location next to the Prilly-Malley train station.
‍♀️ Free access to a fitness centre inside the building.
Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport.
️ Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer).
‍ We reimburse up to 50% of the cost of French classes.
Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks as well.
Regular company and team events like Voluntary Days, Pizza talks, Team Building activities, hosting Meetups at the office and more!
We offer a relocation package to people who are coming from another country.

Senior Software Engineer (C++)