Linux Runtime Security Engineer - Remote (EMEA)

Exein S.p.a.; Italy; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Exein S.p.a. is hiring a Linux Software Engineer to advance its Linux runtime security agent.

You will design, implement, and test security components, analyze OS interactions, and drive architectural decisions with a strong emphasis on correctness and performance. Ideal candidates have solid OS and architecture foundations, familiarity with the Linux kernel, and a proactive mindset to deepen expertise in Rust, eBPF, or kernel development as needed.

Qualifications

• Established software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills.
• Solid foundations in OS and computer architecture concepts.
• Familiarity with the Linux kernel.
• Architectural reasoning about component boundaries and data flows.
• Methodical approach to unfamiliar problems.
• Motivation to deepen expertise in systems programming.
• Clear communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test components of the Linux runtime security agent.
• Investigate how applications interact with the OS to improve security monitoring.
• Debug issues across components and develop reliable solutions.
• Contribute to architectural discussions balancing correctness and performance.
• Review code, document decisions, and share knowledge with the team.
• Gradually own technical areas as you gain product familiarity.

Skills

Software engineering

Programming skills

Operating systems

Linux kernel

Architectural reasoning

Problem solving

Learning mindset

Communication

Tools

Rust

C

C++

eBPF

System tracing

Job description

Exein S.p.a. is hiring a Linux Software Engineer to advance its Linux runtime security agent.

You will design, implement, and test security components, analyze OS interactions, and drive architectural decisions with a strong emphasis on correctness and performance. Ideal candidates have solid OS and architecture foundations, familiarity with the Linux kernel, and a proactive mindset to deepen expertise in Rust, eBPF, or kernel development as needed.