Senior C Developer | Linux System Programming

Job Title

Senior C Developer / System Software Engineer

Experience

4 to 10 Years

Location

Mumbai (Client Location)

We are seeking an experienced C Developer with strong expertise in Linux System Programming, Multithreading, and Real-Time Application Development. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in developing, debugging, testing, and deploying high-performance applications in production environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain applications using C programming.
- Develop high-performance and real-time applications on Linux platforms.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues.
- Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
- Create and execute unit, system, and integration test cases.
- Review release scripts, utilities, and application code.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Automate routine activities using shell scripting.

Mandatory Skills
- Strong programming experience in C Language

- Excellent understanding of

- Pointers





- Memory management (malloc/free)
- Structures, unions, and bit manipulation
- Memory leaks and buffer overflow analysis
- Strong knowledge of Linux Operating System

- Experience with

- System programming

- Process management

- System calls

- Multithreading and concurrency
- Hands-on experience in Shell Scripting
- Experience in Production Support / Production Deployment Projects
- Experience in Real-Time Application Development
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills
- Embedded Systems Development
- Microcontroller Architecture
- GDB, Valgrind
- Git Version Control
- Make, CMake, Ninja
- Static analysis tools such as PC-Lint, Splint
- Unit Testing Frameworks (Unity, Check, CppUnit)
- Secure Coding Practices

Required Experience
- Application Development and Coding
- Design and Development of Real-Time Applications
- System & Integration Testing
- Test Case Preparation
- Code Review and Release Management
- Production Setting Support

📌 C Developer - Linux Systems Programming (Mumbai)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Mumbai