Endpoint Engineer, EDR (linux)

Ent; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed workplace

Equity

Health benefits

Flexible PTO

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Wellness stipend

Home office stipend

Job summary

Ent is seeking an Endpoint Engineer to own the Linux sensor at the core of its EDR capability. You will design kernel- and user-space components, observe activity, and convert events into high-fidelity intent signals for secure, proactive protection across workstations, servers, and cloud workloads.

You will balance detection efficacy with false positives and performance, instrument telemetry, and harden the agent against tamper.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing, building, and delivering production C/C++ (or Rust) systems software, especially in endpoint security or OS internals.
• Deep knowledge of OS internals: processes, memory, file systems, drivers, IPC.
• Hands-on production experience with eBPF.
• Experience with EDR/EPP/XDR or AV products and detection/response engineering.
• Fluent understanding of attacker TTPs and raw telemetry.
• Strong low-level debugging, tracing, and crash-dump analysis.
• Multithreaded programming and performance considerations under load.
• Scripting fluency for tooling and test automation (Python).
• Clear written and verbal communication with distributed teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship kernel- and user-mode components of the Ent agent for Linux.
• Own end-to-end EDR detection and prevention capability and on-box correlation.
• Balance detection efficacy, false positives, and performance with data-backed decisions.
• Instrument telemetry at OS boundaries (eBPF, LSM, audit).
• Harden the agent against tamper, bypass, and evasion in privileged contexts.
• Keep sensor CPU, memory, and I/O budgets while processing thousands of events/sec.
• Build test harnesses and automated regression coverage for continuous verification.
• Lead escalations to root cause and drive permanent fixes at code/OS level.
• Collaborate with security research, AI, platform, and product teams on policy enforcement.
• Review code, mentor engineers, document decisions, and share ownership of releases.

Skills

C/C++ or Rust

OS internals

eBPF

EDR/AV experience

low-level debugging

multi-threaded programming

Python scripting

communication

Tools

eBPF

Python

Job description

Endpoint Engineer, EDR (linux)

About Ent

Ent is the intent-aware workspace security platform for securing human and AI-driven work. Built to protect productivity, the new attack surface, Ent understands not just what users and agents do but why, and intervenes at the moment of risk before incidents occur. Where existing tools see events, Ent sees intent, so security teams can step in at the moment of risk instead of investigating days later. Founded by Lou Manousos and Brandon Dixon, co‑founders of RiskIQ (acquired by Microsoft) and the team behind Microsoft Security Copilot, Ent is in production with Global 2000 customers across hospitality, financial services, and defense, and backed by Decibel, Sequoia, Crosspoint Capital, Craft Ventures, Shield Capital, Felicis, and In‑Q‑Tel. We’re now hiring the team that will define this category.

How We Work

Customer first. The product and the business are built around problems we’ve watched real security teams struggle with — not the other way around. Every roadmap conversation starts with what a CISO told us last week.

Humble. No drama. We hire people who share the mission and trust each other to deliver. Teamwork over showmanship. Accountability over politics. The work speaks louder than the person doing it.

Urgency. The window to build a durable security company in the AI era is open right now and it will not stay open. The shot clock has started. We move at the speed of the people we want to protect.

About the Role

We are seeking an Endpoint Engineer to be part of the team that owns the Linux sensor at the core of Ent's EDR capability. This role builds detection and prevention on eBPF, LSM, and the audit subsystem, across the range of Linux customers actually run — workstations, servers, containers, and cloud workloads. You will own the tradeoffs between detection efficacy, false positives, and performance, and defend them with measured data.

What You’ll Achieve

• Design, build, and ship kernel- and user-mode components of the Ent agent that observe process, file, registry, network, and identity activity for Linux and turn that activity into high-fidelity intent signals.

• Own EDR-class detection and prevention capability end to end: sensor instrumentation, event enrichment, on-box correlation, and interception logic that stops malicious activity before it completes.

• Make and defend explicit tradeoffs between detection efficacy, false-positive rate, and endpoint performance, backed by measured data rather than intuition.

• Instrument telemetry at the OS boundary: eBPF, LSM, and audit subsystems.

• Harden the agent against tamper, bypass, and evasion — self-protection, integrity validation, and safe handling of untrusted input inside a privileged process.

• Hold sensor CPU, memory, and I/O inside strict budgets while processing thousands of events per second; profile hot paths and eliminate regressions before they ship.

• Build test harnesses, automated regression coverage so every efficacy claim is continuously verified, not asserted.

• Drive high-severity customer escalations to root cause — crashes, hangs, performance regressions, missed detections — at the code and OS-internals level, and convert escalation patterns into permanent fixes.

• Partner with the security research, AI, platform, and product teams to feed sensor signals into intent‑aware policy enforcement, just‑in‑time interventions, and investigation timelines.

• Review code, mentor engineers, document design decisions, and share ownership of agent release quality and on‑call.

What You’ll Bring

Must-haves

• 10+ years designing, building, and delivering production C/C++ (or Rust) systems software, a substantial portion of it in endpoint security, OS internals, or comparable performance‑critical native code.

• Deep working knowledge of operating system internals: process and thread lifecycle, memory management, file systems, drivers or kernel extensions, and IPC.

• Hands‑on production experience with eBPF.

• Demonstrated experience building or operating an EDR, EPP, XDR, or AV product, or equivalent detection‑and‑response engineering.

• Practical fluency in attacker TTPs; you can reason about what an attack looks like in raw telemetry, not just in a written report.

• Strong low‑level debugging skills, performance tracing, and crash‑dump analysis.

• Multi‑threaded and concurrent programming under load — synchronization, lock contention, race conditions, and object lifetime management.

• A track record of code running on large fleets without degrading end‑user experience; you treat stability and performance as product features.

• Scripting fluency for tooling and test automation (Python or equivalent).

• Clear written and verbal communication with distributed teams and, when escalations demand it, directly with customers.

Bonus

• Kernel‑mode driver or kernel extension development shipped to production at scale.

• Reverse engineering, malware analysis, or exploit and vulnerability research background.

• Experience with anti‑tamper and code integrity.

Our Benefits

• Distributed workplace. While we have positions we hire for in our SF office, we also hire remotely across North America.

• Own a piece of the journey. Every teammate gets meaningful equity on top of their salary.

• We’ve got you covered. 90% of your medical, dental, and vision is paid by Ent. We also cover 75% for your dependents.

• Take the time you need. Our flexible PTO lets you recharge, travel, or just take a breather.

• Family matters. 12 weeks of fully paid maternity leave (birth, adoption, or foster) and 8 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

• Live well. A $100 monthly lifestyle account to spend on what keeps you healthy and happy — fitness, wellness, learning, and more.

• Set up your space. A $500 home office stipend when you join as a remote employee.

Diversity & Accommodations

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, and abilities are welcomed, valued, and supported; we recognize there is no single path to success and value nontraditional career journeys and diverse perspectives as key to building stronger, more innovative teams.

We strive to ensure an inclusive experience at every stage of hiring and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations. If you require accommodations or accessible formats at any point during our process, please let your recruiter know. As an equal opportunity employer, our hiring process is designed to put you at ease and help you do your best work. If there’s anything we can do to improve your experience, we’re always open to feedback.