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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity
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Senior Software Engineer (Remote) joins the software agent team to develop and enhance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent. Working within the Windows agent engineering team, you will build high-performance, secure, and lightweight software agents that provide network and runtime visibility while enforcing security policies across modern workloads. You will design and implement systems-level capabilities using Go, C, and C++, utilizing Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock to manage multi-threaded and multi-process applications. The role requires deep knowledge of operating system fundamentals, including kernel-mode interactions, networking concepts, and API hooking. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex security problems for enterprise, data center, and cloud environments. Your work ensures robust protection for containerized and endpoint environments by developing reliable software that operates close to the underlying operating system across both Windows and Linux platforms.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 777 postings across 68 companies.
Develop and enhance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent.
Design and implement systems-level security and monitoring capabilities using Go, C, and C++.
Utilize Windows system programming interfaces including Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock.
Investigate Windows platform behavior and interactions between user-mode and kernel-mode components.
Develop multi-threaded and multi-process applications for system-level software.
Debug complex implementation issues and perform code reviews to ensure high software quality.
Analyze and optimize feature performance to ensure efficient endpoint operation.
Contribute to cross-platform security capabilities spanning both Windows and Linux environments.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of software development experience, or a Master's degree with 4+ years of software development experience.
Experience in systems programming using C or C++, including multi-threaded and multi-process application development.
At least 2 years of experience with operating system fundamentals, including threads, processes, file systems, networking, and inter-process communication.
Experience with Windows system programming, including Win32 APIs, File I/O, Winsock, and familiarity with API hooking concepts.
Experience debugging and troubleshooting complex software systems.
Understanding of Windows kernel concepts and how user-mode and kernel-mode components interact (preferred).
Experience developing endpoint security, cybersecurity, or system-monitoring software (preferred).
Experience with Windows kernel programming, driver development, or low-level Windows internals (preferred).