Software Development Engineer

Job Title:

Software Development Engineer

About Trellix:

Trellix, the trusted CISO ally, is redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. Our comprehensive, GenAI-powered platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Along with an extensive partner ecosystem, we accelerate technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 53,000 customers with responsibly architected security solutions.
We also recognize the importance of closing the 4-million-person cybersecurity talent gap. We aim to create a home for anyone seeking a meaningful future in cybersecurity and look for candidates across industries to join us in soulful work. More at https://www.trellix.com/.

Role Overview:

As a Software Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the Analysis Engine (malware detection) team in India, driving the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality enterprise products. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless execution and delivery. To excel, you need strong technical expertise, exceptional communication skills, and experience in designing and implementing enterprise-class solutions. Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, excellent debugging skills, and a solid understanding of Linux internals are essential, along with the ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment and contribute to organizational success.

About the Role:

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C/C++ and python code for the Analysis Engine (malware detection) platform of Trellix.
• Ownership of significant areas of the code for both new feature/functionality development as well as maintenance/redesign of the existing areas of the product.
• Continuous focus and contribution in the areas of performance, availability, scalability, reliability, and maintainability of the product.
• Active participation in our ongoing process enhancements and software development practices

About You :

• You have 2+ years of experience in product development.
• Should have programming, strong debugging experience, and excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code along with comprehensive unit tests to ensure reliability.
• Expertise in C, C++, and Python programming languages, with the flexibility to adapt and work with other languages as needed.
• Good to have experience with PostgreSQL
• Proven ability to work well in a team and across groups to identify and resolve issues, meet tight deadlines, and deliver features to the product.
• Solid understanding of operating systems (OS), networking, multithreading, and inter-process communication (IPC).
• Working knowledge of tools like gdb, Valgrind, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analysis skills

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.