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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** DriveSavers, Inc.
- **Location:** East Coast of the United States, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Backup Devices, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Data Recovery, Data Security, Digital Forensics, File Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), Parsing, Scripting, Malware, Git, Storage Technologies, IDA Pro, Software Version Control
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1812024/

## About the Role

* Advanced proficiency in C/C++, with a focus on systems-level and performance-critical development
 * Experience with binary data formats, storage technologies and file system internals
 * Familiarity with backup solutions and technologies
 * Familiarity with compression and encryption algorithms and implementations
 * Bonus: Experience in static and dynamic binary analysis, malware analysis, or digital forensics (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra)
 * Bonus: Working knowledge of Python or Rust for scripting and prototyping, * Availability for some collaboration during U.S. business hours is preferred
 * Confidentiality and data security are critical -- background screening may be required

Interested? If you're passionate about low-level development and solving complex data recovery challenges, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out directly for more information.

## Description

DriveSavers is seeking an experienced software engineer with expertise in C/C++ and familiarity with storage technologies to help enhance our data recovery toolset. This is a highly technical, hands-on position focused on analyzing proprietary storage and backup formats, and developing robust recovery tools to retrieve critical customer data from damaged or inaccessible systems.

Responsibilities

 * Analyze proprietary on-disk formats and metadata to identify recovery strategies across all layers of the storage stack
 * Design and implement libraries and applications in C/C++ (or other suitable languages) for parsing, reconstructing and extracting data from a variety of storage systems, file system and backup applications.
 * Collaborate with engineering teams to validate tool output and improve recovery workflows
 * Contribute to build system and automation infrastructure by integrating tools with source control, CI pipelines, and dependency managers (e.g., Git, GitHub Actions, Conan)


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