Senior Software Engineer

Engineering Prague, Czechia


Description

Millions of Java developers and the world’s top businesses trust Azul to power their applications. We are growing fast and need determined, innovative and energetic contributors who want to make an impact today!  

At Azul we emphasize empowerment, enablement and collaboration designed to foster speed of decision making and creative approaches to driving customer value. We are distributed across the world and offer the flexibility of working from home as well as the structure of an office environment that focuses on employee wellness and opportunities for professional growth. 

 Responsibilities: 

  • Develop build-in JVM tooling and monitoring 
  • Design and develop runtime features 
  • Implement features for Azul Prime Virtual Machine coming from new Java versions 
  • Triage complex customer problems of Azul Prime VM based on limited set of available data, design and develop fixes 
  • Perform research and development of optimizations in garbage collector and runtime components intended to improve performance metrics of applications which uses Azul Prime Virtual Machine 
  • Designing and implementing new features usually in but not limited to domains of cross-thread coordination, stack management, garbage collection, object locking, etc. 
  • Developing tests to demonstrate improvements from new features or reproduce issues theoretically predicted or rarely seen in fields issues. 

  Requirements: 

  • Strong proficiency in JVM internals and garbage collection algorithms 
  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ and/or in Java 
  • Strong proficiency in concurrent programming 
  • Experience in debugging both native and managed code 
  • Ability to design and implement diagnostic, profiling and debugging tools for JVM 
  • Good knowledge of x86 and/or aarch64 architectures, ability to read, write and debug assembly code
  • Good understanding of OS internals (Linux and/or Mac OS) 
  • Good understanding of basic Computer Science concepts (data structures and algorithms) 
  • BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent     

We offer:

  • Equity Program - be part of the company success.
  • Annual bonus based on company performance.
  • Referral Program - bring your friend we would all love to work with.
  • IT Equipment - choose your laptop and other accessories based on your own preferences.
  • Work-life balance - 5 weeks of holidays, 5 sick days, flexible working hours, contribution for work from home equipment.
  • Private medical care.
  • Offices in Prague City Centre - Spaces Albatros with gym, café, bike lockers and the best view in the town. 
  • Most importantly you will work with top experts worldwide who contribute to the Java ecosystem.

Azul Systems, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or family status, age, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.