Join the Nexthink Engineering team to develop and enhance Collectors, reliable OS-level software for Windows, macOS, and Linux, ensuring high performance and security.
Company Description
Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 18 million employees. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.
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Job Description
Inside the Nexthink Engineering department, the team you will be joining participates in building what we call the Collectors: the endpoint agents that run on the system of the millions of employees mentioned above.
In a nutshell, Collectors extract meaningful information about the OS, interpret it, and feed it to our amazing data analytics systems. They also help remediate detected issues and improve users' device experience. Collectors are a complex and critical part of Nexthink products. They require the highest level of reliability and performance on each platform our Collectors currently run: Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Challenge #1: create comprehensive and reliable solutions • Challenge #2: do it for several platforms, using all the best from each platform • Challenge #3: keep solutions cross-platform where possible
Our engineers are excited to take on broad non-conventional problems and can narrow them down to a relevant shape and function. They constantly come up with ideas to improve our product, they prototype them, then see them through in production and measure their impact. All of this with the very high standards of quality, performance and security that are part of our DNA.
Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience in software development. • Very good demonstrable understanding of operating systems internals. • Experience in software development on Windows and/or macOS platforms close to OS level. • You are fluent in C++, preferably up to date with the latest standard iterations. • Proven experience leading or being an important contributor to one or more significant projects. • Consistently write concise and very well-tested code. • You can navigate and debug complex code using the tools available and have very strong attention to detail. • You can do OS-level research. • Experience in kernel-mode software development is an advantage. • Experience in multi-platform/cross-platform development, especially on Windows and macOS platforms, is also an advantage. • You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and you are result-oriented. • You are a problem solver and like challenging tasks. • You communicate clearly and concisely in English.
Additional Information
We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers' IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace.
With over 1000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees 'Nexthinkers' and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.
If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you!
Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 18 million employees. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.
#LI-Hybrid
Job Description
Inside the Nexthink Engineering department, the team you will be joining participates in building what we call the Collectors: the endpoint agents that run on the system of the millions of employees mentioned above.
In a nutshell, Collectors extract meaningful information about the OS, interpret it, and feed it to our amazing data analytics systems. They also help remediate detected issues and improve users' device experience. Collectors are a complex and critical part of Nexthink products. They require the highest level of reliability and performance on each platform our Collectors currently run: Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Challenge #1: create comprehensive and reliable solutions • Challenge #2: do it for several platforms, using all the best from each platform • Challenge #3: keep solutions cross-platform where possible
Our engineers are excited to take on broad non-conventional problems and can narrow them down to a relevant shape and function. They constantly come up with ideas to improve our product, they prototype them, then see them through in production and measure their impact. All of this with the very high standards of quality, performance and security that are part of our DNA.
Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience in software development. • Very good demonstrable understanding of operating systems internals. • Experience in software development on Windows and/or macOS platforms close to OS level. • You are fluent in C++, preferably up to date with the latest standard iterations. • Proven experience leading or being an important contributor to one or more significant projects. • Consistently write concise and very well-tested code. • You can navigate and debug complex code using the tools available and have very strong attention to detail. • You can do OS-level research. • Experience in kernel-mode software development is an advantage. • Experience in multi-platform/cross-platform development, especially on Windows and macOS platforms, is also an advantage. • You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and you are result-oriented. • You are a problem solver and like challenging tasks. • You communicate clearly and concisely in English.
Additional Information
We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers' IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace.
With over 1000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees 'Nexthinkers' and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.
If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you!
Nexthink Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Our new location is close to most major lines of public transit, and we're surrounded by the best food & entertainment in the city! With a hybrid work environment, our office experience team is working to curate weekly social events and meaningful gatherings for employees to connect.
What you need to know about the Boston Tech Scene
Boston is a powerhouse for technology innovation thanks to world-class research universities like MIT and Harvard and a robust pipeline of venture capital investment. Host to the first telephone call and one of the first general-purpose computers ever put into use, Boston is now a hub for biotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence — though it’s also home to several B2B software giants. So it’s no surprise that the city consistently ranks among the greatest startup ecosystems in the world.
Key Facts About Boston Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 269,000; 9.4% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Toast, Klaviyo, HubSpot, DraftKings
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, software, aerospace
- Funding Landscape: $15.7 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Summit Partners, Volition Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, MassVentures, Highland Capital Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: MIT, Harvard University, Boston College, Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Bureau of Economic Research, Broad Institute, Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
