Job description
Mission set up: Full remote from Philippines for UAE client and time zone
Mission duration: 6 to 12 months renewable
Experience required : 5 years minimum
Main Responsibilities:
Maintain and enhance the official client’s ODBC connector to ensure reliability, performance, and compatibility across client environments.
Contribute to the development of new features, performance improvements, and compatibility updates.
Ensure seamless query execution between third-party tools and Suadeo’s data virtualization engine.
Maintain stability, cross-platform operability, and secure communication of the connector.
Collaborate with client’s backend and QA teams to test, document, and package the connector for production use.
Required Technical Skills:
Languages & Technologies:
• Strong expertise in C++ (minimum C++11, C++17 preferred).
• Deep understanding of ODBC standard APIs (e.g., SQLDriverConnect, SQLExecDirect, SQLFetch, SQLBindCol, SQLDescribeCol, etc.)
• Experience with low-level connector or driver development.
• Familiarity with client-server architecture and network communication management (sessions, connection pooling, secured transport).
Databases & SQL:
• Solid command of SQL parsing and execution logic.
• Ability to map SQL queries to internal API calls or virtualized data sources.
• Metadata management skills (schemas, columns, types, indexing).
Systems & Tooling:
• Cross-platform development experience (Linux and Windows).
• Proficiency with build tools like CMake, Makefiles, MSBuild.
• Knowledge of software packaging for deployment (MSI, DEB, RPM).
Expected Experience
• At least 5 years of experience in C++ development.
• Proven track record working on ODBC or similar data connectors.
• Experience delivering software intended for deployment on client infrastructure.
• Comfortable with network APIs, secure exchanges, and error handling.
Nice to Have
• Familiarity with unixODBC and/or Microsoft ODBC Driver Manager.
• Background in data virtualization or intermediate SQL execution layers.
• Experience with libraries like Boost, POCO, etc.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code in a modular architecture.
