Nortal
Senior C/Go Software Engineer
NortalEstonia22 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
Overview

At Nortal, we believe in thinking big — creating solutions with meaningful, far-reaching impact. From digitizing governments to improving healthcare and enabling modern telecom services, our projects already touch the lives of over half a billion people worldwide. Our vision is to build a Seamless Society — and as a Senior C/Go Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in making that a reality.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and modernize a large-scale C codebase in Linux/Unix environments.
  • Incrementally refactor code into Go while ensuring stability and reliability.
  • Collaborate with architects, DB experts, and stakeholders to design modern APIs and integrations.
  • Troubleshoot, optimize, and document critical functionality.
  • Act as a trusted consultant for customers, providing guidance on technical decisions.


Qualifications

Core expertise

  • 7+ years of C development in Linux/Unix with deep system-level knowledge.
  • Experience with gcc, make, glibc, gdb, and binary deployment on RHEL.


Modernization Skills

  • Familiarity with Go for gradual code rewrites and refactoring.
  • Strong SQL knowledge (Oracle PL/SQL a plus).
  • API design experience and modernization of DB-based integrations.


Consulting & communication

  • Proven ability to work directly with architects and stakeholders.
  • Strong English communication skills and ability to produce clear developer documentation.


Mindset

  • Problem-solver who thrives on untangling complex legacy systems.
  • Comfortable working hands-on across code, infrastructure, and DB layers.


Nice to have

  • Telco industry experience, especially promotional engines.


We like to say that Nortal is a right-sized company – big enough to undertake and impact influential projects yet small enough to care. At Nortal, your voice is heard, and everyone’s input matters. You solve critical problems for interesting customers from different domains. You work with experienced colleagues in a warm environment. You can execute your ideas in a reasonable time frame.

And what you do and learn here are universally relevant and valuable. Last, but not least, Nortal is an agile company with low hierarchy – meaning heavy on common sense, light on rules, and substance is more important than titles!

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