Lead Windows EDR Engineer - Kernel & Telemetry

Malwarebytes; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Referral bonus program

Wellness programs

Time off policy

Purpose-driven work

Job summary

ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, is seeking a Windows EDR Development Engineer to help build the next generation of endpoint detection and response capabilities for enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with detection engineers, security researchers, and platform teams to deliver high-performance, secure endpoint technologies that protect customers from modern threats, while solving complex OS-level challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional software development on Microsoft Windows; systems-level or endpoint software experience.
• Proficiency in C++ and familiarity with C#, or ability to ramp up quickly in C#.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Windows endpoint sensor components in C++ and C#.
• Build and enhance telemetry collection, detection, prevention, and response capabilities for EDR products.
• Develop software that operates across both user-mode and kernel-mode environments.
• Design and maintain Windows drivers, system services, and other low-level platform components.
• Implement new endpoint protection capabilities and continuously improve existing detection technologies.
• Debug and resolve complex issues involving Windows internals, kernel interactions, memory management, and system performance.
• Partner with detection engineers and security researchers to translate threat intelligence into product capabilities.
• Optimize endpoint performance, stability, and resource utilization across large-scale deployments.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and engineering design discussions.
• Contribute to engineering best practices, quality initiatives, and continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

C++

C#

Windows internals

Kernel-mode programming

Windows APIs

Debugging

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Cybersecurity

Tools

WinDbg

Windows driver development

Job description

ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, is seeking a Windows EDR Development Engineer to help build the next generation of endpoint detection and response capabilities for enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with detection engineers, security researchers, and platform teams to deliver high-performance, secure endpoint technologies that protect customers from modern threats, while solving complex OS-level challenges.