Now Hiring for a Software Engineer – Server Capture!

RealityMine is a technology provider to the market research industry. We use cutting edge technology to help our clients gain a deeper insight into the digital lives of consumers.

We are looking for a candidate to join the engineering team to work on VPN systems for the purpose of online activity monitoring and analysis. These are used to provide our customers with insights into the online behaviour of opted-in market research participants. User experience is the key to success and these systems must perform well.

Software Engineers in the Server Capture Team develop, improve, and maintain these systems and the software they run, with the support of the Platform & Services Engineering Manager, the Server Capture technical lead and other colleagues.

The data capture systems are made up of a combination of open source and bespoke software running on the Linux platform. There is heavy use of automation such as Puppet and Terraform to deliver these capabilities.

RealityMine employs modern development practices in our workflow, using Git alongside CI/CD, unit testing and open-source coding standards. There are lots of opportunities to work in other areas or technologies and expand your knowledge.

This role would suit someone who is keen to research their own problems, obtaining deep understanding of public specifications (e.g. from RFC documents), thinking outside the box to work around hard constraints and diving deep into software to make modifications.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Understanding requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Interpreting software development specifications and design documents
  • Writing application code and tests that conform to standards
  • Feeding into the design process on recommended architecture
  • Working alongside engineering, testing, user experience and other roles
  • Adhering to company policies and procedures with respect to security, quality, and health and safety.

Required Skills and Experience

Essential Requirements:

  • C/C++ and PHP
  • Linux
  • Strong networking knowledge including low level protocol knowledge such as HTTP & TCP

Desirable:

  • Python or other scripting languages
  • Experience with VPS and Dedicated server hosting companies worldwide
  • Experience in diagnosing network performance issues
  • HTTP Proxy systems
  • Linux networking/kernel tuning

Location: Manchester (Hybrid) – Expectation of minimum 3 days per week in the office

RealityMine’s benefits, what we offer:

  • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Flexible work environment with options for remote work.
  • Collaborative and supportive company culture.

Work in a market leading technology company that helps research and marketing professionals achieve unique insights into the mobile and digital lives of consumers.

At RealityMine we do everything we can to support our people so that they can be themselves and realise their potential. We love people who are hungry for learning and achievement!

  • 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
  • Purchase/sale of up to 5 leave days pa – after 2 years’ service
  • Life assurance
  • Workplace pension with employer contribution
  • Performance based bonus scheme
  • Informal dress code
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Branded company merchandise
  • New company laptop
  • One to one learning and development coaching sessions
  • Support and budget available for training programmes
  • Online well-being resource centre
  • ‘Giving back’ to Charity

Manchester Office

  • A dynamic and friendly office in Trafford Park, with free parking and secure bike shed
  • Variety of working environments I.e. standing desks, sofas, private working pods
  • Seasonal office events
  • RealityHive social events in person and virtual
  • Free breakfast, fruit, tea, coffee, juice, snacks, etc
  • Office table tennis table
  • Manchester office -Daily visit from local restaurant ‘Green Fork’ for lunch and snacks purchase
  • Building vending machines
  • On site showers

Hybrid Working

  • Work from home or in the office – it’s your choice
  • Working from home equipment provided I.e. desk, screen and chair
  • RealityMine Colleague £100 pot to spend on additional working from home items
  • Office days- lunch provided for team meetings, collaborations and business needs
  • Flexibility offered on start and end times depending on personal circumstance
  • Regular virtual meetings (team and company) – via telephone and video
  • Birthday and seasonal gifts sent to your door
  • Monthly fun competitions with prizes
  • Friday virtual 3pm drinks
  • Virtual quizzes and daily celebrations

Application process:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter outlining why they believe they could be successful in this role to recruitment@realitymine.com. Please include “Software Engineer – Server Capture” in the subject line.