C/C++ Software Engineer - Data Recovery Tools

Overview

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)

Skills required

• 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

Additional Information

• This is a remote position open to candidates worldwide

• 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.