Remote Windows Endpoint Security Engineer (Go/C/C++)

Cisco Systems; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent seeks a Software Engineer for the Windows agent team to extend security capabilities on Windows endpoints, leveraging Go, C, and C++ for high-performance systems software.

You will work with senior engineers to design, implement, and optimize runtime security features, ensuring cross-platform compatibility with Linux and cloud environments.

This role requires hands-on coding, debugging complex issues, and delivering reliable software that protects enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of software development experience or MS with 4+ years of experience.
• Experience with systems programming using C or C++, including multi-threaded and multi-process app development.
• 2+ years of experience with OS fundamentals: threads, processes, file systems, networking, IPC.
• Experience with Windows system programming: Win32 APIs, File I/O, Winsock.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance runtime security features for a Windows-based endpoint agent.
• Design and implement systems-level endpoint security and monitoring capabilities using Go, C, and C++.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions with senior engineers and architects.
• Develop software using Windows system programming interfaces, including Win32 APIs, File I/O, and Winsock.
• Investigate Windows platform behavior and interactions between user-mode and kernel-mode components.
• Develop multi-threaded and multi-process applications and system-level software.
• Debug and resolve complex implementation issues and perform code reviews to improve software quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand runtime security requirements and translate them into reliable software solutions.

Skills

Go

C

C++

Multithreading

Windows system programming

Kernel-mode concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Win32 APIs

Winsock

File I/O

Job description

Cisco Isovalent seeks a Software Engineer for the Windows agent team to extend security capabilities on Windows endpoints, leveraging Go, C, and C++ for high-performance systems software.

You will work with senior engineers to design, implement, and optimize runtime security features, ensuring cross-platform compatibility with Linux and cloud environments.

This role requires hands-on coding, debugging complex issues, and delivering reliable software that protects enterprise workloads.