Endpoint Engineer - Windows

Nightfall AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm specializing in data protection is seeking an Endpoint Engineer to design and develop applications that prevent data exfiltration on Windows platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, expertise in C/C++, and familiarity with Windows Driver Frameworks. Responsibilities include maintaining mission-critical software and troubleshooting customer issues within a diverse and inclusive environment. Compensation will be competitive and reflective of expertise and experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development, preferably on Windows.
• Expertise in developing agents on Windows with filter drivers.
• Readiness to learn other systems languages like Rust or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data exfiltration prevention applications.
• Maintain mission-critical agents on endpoints.
• Troubleshoot issues from customers and own complex features.

Skills

C/C++

WDF (Windows Driver Frameworks)

Kernel-level debugging

Reverse engineering techniques

Job description

About Nightfall

Nightfall is the AI-native, unified data loss prevention and insider risk management platform that protects sensitive data across SaaS apps, GenAI tools, email, endpoint devices, and more. Hundreds of customers, spanning AI innovators to top 10 banks, trust Nightfall to detect and stop data exfiltration at scale. Nightfall enables organizations to innovate freely without the risks of losing intellectual property or exposing customer data. Our agentic platform helps security teams regain their time by putting data loss prevention on autopilot. With automatic remediation, security violations can be resolved automatically before they become incidents, and end-users can be automatically trained and coached in the moment to self-heal violations that they introduce.

About the role

As an endpoint engineer in the team you will own data exfiltration prevention on endpoints and requires background in Windows Platform. Engineers in this team own the design and development of core features on Nightfall’s Data Exfiltration platform. This requires leveraging file & device interfaces and requires in-depth understanding of Operating System internals.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing data exfiltration prevention apps, drivers, system extensions and services on Windows.
• Maintaining and evolving mission-critical agents on endpoints.
• Own complex features from design to delivery and troubleshoot issues from customers.
• Designing and building secure software with cross-platform deliverables (Windows)
• Writing and maintaining documentation about internal and public services.

Requirements

• Expertise in one of the following: C/C++ on Windows.
• Demonstrable expertise in developing agents on Windows. On Windows, practical development experience with WDF (Windows Driver Frameworks), filter drivers and familiarity with user mode apps is required.
• Readiness to learn other systems languages (e.g. Rust, Go, Python). Prior experience in one of these languages is a definite plus.
• Experience with kernel-level debugging processes and tools. Ability to use reverse engineering techniques and debugging of kernel space code.
• Ability to decompose complex business problems and own them end to end across teams.
• Minimum 5+ years of related work experience.

Environment

Nightfall AI takes pride in being an equal-opportunity employer. We value a diverse and global talent pool and the collaboration that results from having a diverse and inclusive team. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Our hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

Compensation

Employee compensation will be determined based on interview performance, level of experience, specialization of skills, and market rate. During the offer discussion, your recruiter will review the finalized base salary, bonus (for applicable roles), benefits & perks, and stock options as they’ll be reflected in the offer letter.