Software Developer – High-Performance I/O & Storage Systems
CGG (Compagnie Générale de Géophysique)24 hours ago
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance services for data access and storage.
- Build and maintain backend services and APIs, including gRPC-based services, for distributed data access.
- Optimize read and write paths to improve throughput and reduce latency.
- Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks across I/O, storage, and system interactions.
- Contribute to containerized deployments, distributed architectures, system design, and architecture discussions.
- Provide technical or project leadership as needed.
Requirements
- Strong software development experience in C, C++, Go, or Python.
- Proven experience building backend services, distributed systems, or performance-critical components.
- Understanding of software interactions with storage systems, operating systems, and hardware.
- Experience with I/O-intensive systems, storage APIs, or data services.
- Experience analyzing and optimizing throughput and latency.
- Experience designing and working with APIs such as gRPC.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with object storage such as S3, Linux systems programming or low-level performance tuning, high-performance or data-intensive environments, and technical or project leadership.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and a highly attractive bonus scheme.
- Initial 22 days of annual leave with future increases and a flexible holiday buying and selling program.
- Company pension with a generous employer contribution.
- Unmind mental health and wellbeing app.
- Flexible benefits platform with discounts on gym memberships, restaurants, cinema tickets, and more.
- Regular social club and reward events, cycle purchase scheme, and relaxed dress code.
- Flexible private medical and dental care programs.
- Visa sponsorship and comprehensive relocation packages.
- Bank Holiday Swap program.
- Tailored technical, commercial, and personal development training through the Learning Hub.
- Community volunteering and environmental sustainability initiatives.
About CGG (Compagnie Générale de Géophysique)
CGG (Compagnie Générale de Géophysique), now operating as Viridien, builds geoscience software, Earth data products, and sensing/monitoring services for energy, natural resources, environmental, and infrastructure customers. Its business spans subsurface imaging, satellite imagery, and HPC/AI-enabled managed services, sold via licenses, data subscriptions, and consulting projects. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Massy, France, it is a public company listed in Paris (EPA).