Software Engineer

Ativion is a bold, award-winning leader in EDTech, cybersecurity, and remote-access technologies. Established in 2002 as Impero Software, we rebranded in 2024 to reflect our dynamic blend of action and vision—bringing cutting-edge, scalable solutions to education and enterprise globally Ativion - Safeguard. Connect. Defend. Investcorp.

We empower educators, administrators, and organizations by protecting over 10 million students across more than 80 countries.

Our Mission

We're dedicated to "Safeguard. Connect. Defend."—delivering tools that empower safe learning environments, seamless connectivity, and robust data protection in an increasingly digital world.

What We Build

• StudentKeeper: A unified platform combining content filtering, classroom & device management, and student well-being tools—all backed by AI—to foster safer, more engaging learning spaces Business Wire.
• ContentKeeper: Our intelligent web-filtering and cybersecurity engine for K-12 environments, offering full-device filtering (including iPads), real-time contextual filtering, and compliance support Ativion - Safeguard. Connect. Defend.Business Wire.

Join Us

At Ativion, you're not just joining a company—you're joining a movement. Our solutions safeguard learners around the world, inspire educators, and deliver secure, intelligent experiences. If you're passionate about making a real, positive difference in the world of digital learning and cybersecurity, Ativion is your place to make it happen.

The Software Engineer will work within the immediate team as well as the wider Engineering and Product teams to design, build, test, provision and maintain software components that will work both in the cloud and on-premises. Work using the Scrum framework to deliver the software components identified by the business. Encourage software development, cloud engineering and information security and Scrum best practices throughout the team and wider organisation.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Champion quality by writing well organized, well formatted, testable, and high performing code.
• Design, build, test, and release software components for use in the business' product suite, that operate both in the cloud and on-premises
• Address system and software issues, develop product enhancements, and launch new features to scale.
• Write clear and concise documentation ensuring all documentation is up to date; share knowledge internally and across teams.
• Help identify technical and security risks.
• Work within a cross-functional software team (consisting of Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and testers).
• Conducting and contributing to the review of code written by colleagues
• Work with other teams globally, across time-zones
• Support products that operate within a 24x7 environment
• Use our support systems to help resolve issues in Production

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years or more programming experience in C/C++.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL.
• Must possess excellent software design skills and knowledge of advanced data structures.
• Must have exceptionally strong C/C++ knowledge and debugging skills in a Linux environment.
• Must have experience in developing real-time applications in a distributed processing architecture.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP multicast and socket programming is a plus.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Shell and Perl is a plus.
• Knowledge of web languages such HTML, CSS and JS is a plus.
• Knowledge of Java and ChromeOS Android App development is a plus.
• Possess deep knowledge of operating at scale, including replication, monitoring, and optimization.
• Understand and practice building secure software to limit the risk of security breaches to the product suite.

Work Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time, typing, and working with electronic files.
• Ability to see information in print or electronically
• Must be able to attend in person and virtual meetings
• On-call availability and periodic working outside of normal business hours
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

At Ativion, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran status, reprisal or any other legally recognized basis or status protected by federal, state, or local law.

This job description is a summary of primary duties and responsibilities of the role. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. There may be additional duties as required.

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