Software Engineer — Linux Developer

Company Description

PACE Anti-Piracy Inc., is an industry leader in the development of robust protection products, and flexible licensing management solutions. Since 1985, PACE has provided software publishers and developers with easy to use, high quality solutions for anti-piracy protection and secure software distribution.

PACE's products and services are trusted by thousands of software publishers around the world with millions of end users.

We are seeking a Software Engineer with deep experience developing and porting software to Linux systems . The ideal candidate has a proven history of shipping commercial software products and is comfortable working across multiple layers of the stack - from system-level components through to application and UI frameworks.

This role will be based at our R&D office in Glasgow, Scotland , with some flexibility for part-time remote work.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring-up and integration of existing software on Linux platforms, including packaging, deployment, and system service management.
• Collaborate with product management and other engineering teams to plan features and deliver high-quality releases.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and overall engineering quality initiatives.
• Support cross-platform development efforts as needed (macOS and Windows).

Required Qualifications

• Strong expertise developing on Linux , including hands-on experience with system-level programming, debugging, and tooling.
• Demonstrated track record of building and shipping commercial software
• Expertise in C++ and modern development best practices.
• Ability to work proactively and autonomously in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Preferred/ Bonus Experience

• Cross-platform development experience on Linux, macOS, and/or Windows .
• GUI application experience with JUCE or Qt .
• Python
• Experience working on security-focused or protected software , such as:
• White-box cryptography
• Code obfuscation
• Secure licensing or anti-tamper systems
• Encryption or secure communication protocols
• Familiarity with automated build pipelines (CMake, Jenkins, etc.)
• Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote work.
• Opportunity to contribute to the architecture and direction of core products.
• A collaborative, engineering-led culture with meaningful autonomy.

If you are passionate about building secure, reliable software that ships to real customers — and you enjoy solving deep technical challenges across platforms — we’d love to hear from you.