Windows Security Sensor Engineer

Upwind Security; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Upwind Security is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Sensor Components SW-Engineering group and build the Upwind Sensor for Windows OS. You will work with Go, Kubernetes, Docker, and eBPF to deliver secure, scalable Windows kernel-related capabilities across cloud platforms.

You will own features from design through production, collaborating with product, frontend, backend, and DevOps teams to ensure high quality and reliable performance across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field is required.
• At least 3 years of software engineering in a systems language (C/C++/C#).
• Experience developing Windows Kernel Drivers and Windows security modules using WMI or equivalent.
• Familiar with Windows internals, networking, and file systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product management to implement customer-requested features.
• Oversee all project phases from inception to production, including design, development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and conduct code reviews to ensure high quality.
• Analyze and enhance systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Build top Security modules for full protection providing network monitoring, processes, file integrity, detection and responses.
• Work closely with frontend, backend, and DevOps teams to deliver exceptional features

Skills

C/C++

C#

Windows kernel drivers

WMI/security framework

Windows internals, networking & file-s

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

HLK

windbg

Windows Performance Analyzer

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Upwind Security is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Sensor Components SW-Engineering group and build the Upwind Sensor for Windows OS. You will work with Go, Kubernetes, Docker, and eBPF to deliver secure, scalable Windows kernel-related capabilities across cloud platforms.

You will own features from design through production, collaborating with product, frontend, backend, and DevOps teams to ensure high quality and reliable performance across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.