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Staff Software Development Engineer

ID: JR0035050

India, Bangalore

Job Title:

Staff 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:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Software Development Engineer with expertise in C programming, Linux development, protocol parsing, DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) packet path development, and experience with Suricata or similar IDS/IPS systems. In this role, you will work on designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance packet processing applications, contributing to the core development of our cutting-edge network security products.

About the Role:

  • Develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance C-based applications for Linux environments.

  • Implement and enhance protocol parsing mechanisms for various network protocols.

  • Design and develop packet processing paths leveraging DPDK for low-latency, high-throughput data flows.

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of Suricata or other open-source IDS/IPS solutions.

  • Debug and resolve complex software issues across multi-threaded and distributed systems.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including QA, DevOps, and Product Management, to deliver robust and scalable solutions.

  • Stay updated with the latest trends in network protocols, Linux kernel development, and high-performance computing.

About You:

  • Strong proficiency in C programming, with a focus on performance and memory optimization.

  • Extensive experience in Linux application and system-level development.

  • Hands-on experience with DPDK, including building custom packet processing pipelines.

  • In-depth knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and DNS.

  • Experience with Suricata or similar network security tools.

  • Expertise in debugging complex software systems using tools like gdb, strace, perf, etc.

  • Familiarity with multi-threaded programming and synchronization mechanisms.

  • Experience with software development life cycle tools, such as Git, Perforce, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems (Make/CMake).

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of other programming languages like Python or Rust.

  • Familiarity with virtualization technologies (e.g., ESXI, KVM, containers) and cloud environments(AWS, Azure & GCP).

  • Experience with performance benchmarking and profiling tools.Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

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.

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