Senior Principal Engineer - Antimalware C++ Developer - 15+ yrs

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Bengaluru, Karnataka
Expert/Leader
Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Senior Principal Engineer will develop and enhance antivirus products, troubleshoot AV engine modules, and propose improvements to existing products. They will utilize C++ and work closely with engineers to ensure the development of effective antimalware technologies, while also managing testing and automation processes.
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SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on TwitterLinkedInFacebook and Instagram.

Responsibilities:
- Develop antivirus product and technologies
- Troubleshoot and test (including automation) of AV engine modules
- Analyze, research and develop additional protections associated with anti malware engine solutions
- Research new ways to improve detection effectiveness
- Develop tools to automate anti malware operations
- Work closely with other engineers to develop new products
- Work on extensions of existing anti malware products
- Suggest and implement improvements on current products
- Plan, design, develop, manage, document, test, deploy, and support new and existing modules

Desired Skills & Experience:
- Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable C++ code
- Hands on of algorithm complexities
- Development of the next generation software
- Basic Database systems - indexes, filters
- Good OOPs knowledge
- Software development lifecycle experience
- Experience in anti malware product development a plus
- Agile development methodologies
- Understanding of antimalware technologies and able to handle malware samples safely
- Demonstrated efficiency on antimalware product development
- Good understanding how malware works
- Good to have experience with Python code

Requirements:
- B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 15 years of total experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the field of antimalware technology development
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, high-energy, deadline-driven environment
- Ability and willingness to take on additional tasks as assigned.

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SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.  

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At SonicWall, we pride ourselves on recruiting a diverse mix of talented people and providing active security solutions in 100+ countries.

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Top Skills

C++
Python
The Company
Milpitas, CA
1,832 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1991

What We Do

SonicWall has been fighting the cyber-criminal industry for over 25 years defending small, medium-size businesses and enterprises worldwide. Backed by research from the Global Response Intelligent Defense (GRID) Threat Network, our award-winning real-time breach detection and prevention solutions, coupled with the formidable resources of over 10,000 loyal channel partners around the globe, are the backbone securing more than a million business and mobile networks and their emails, applications and data. This combination of products and partners has enabled a real-time cyber defense solution tuned to the specific needs of the more than 500,000 global businesses in more than 215 countries and territories.

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