Windows System Developer C++

Staff Windows System Developer C++ (services/applications/drivers)

Parallels has an immediate vacancy for this role.

We’re looking for an experienced Staff Windows System Developer to help us change the way the world works with Parallels: anytime, anywhere, any device productivity. Your ability to design and develop cross‑platform integration solutions will play a major part in the success of this role.

OS Integration is the department that drives Parallels Desktop’s exciting features such as Coherence, Shared Clipboard, Drag‑and‑drop, Shared Folders, Shared Profile and many more. While most of our efforts are put into Windows on Mac scenarios, we dig deep into all operating systems, providing the most user‑experience‑facing features, including essential Linux integration.

• Design and develop cross‑platform integration solutions for the Parallels products family.
• Work with different teams driving new features.
• Help support existing features and improve the legacy code base.

• 10+ years of programming in modern C++.
• Advanced understanding of OS architecture principles, frameworks, and internals.
• Advanced understanding of OOP and design patterns.
• Strong experience with multithreaded programming aspects.
• Experience creating Windows services, applications, and drivers.
• Desire to research and develop cross‑platform and platform‑tight, cross‑architecture, cross‑team solutions.
• Responsible, self‑driven, proactive, result‑oriented, and a team player.
• Good written and spoken English.

• Objective‑C and macOS frameworks (App Kit/Foundation/etc.).
• Win
  32 low‑level API (User/GDI/Shell/Winsock/Services/MSI/etc.).
• Windows kernel driver development (Installable File Systems).
• Linux kernel device drivers.
• Linux low‑level GUI (X11, Wayland).
• Qt framework:
  Core, Network, XML, Widgets.
• Experience with basic automation using Python/shell scripts.
• Experience in client‑server application development.

• Fully remote workspace with no office pressure.
• Flexible working hours.

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