Staff Windows Client Engineer (SASE)

Full Time
11 months ago

Lookout, Inc. is the endpoint to cloud security company purpose-built for the intersection of enterprise and personal data. We safeguard data across devices, apps, networks and clouds through our unified, cloud-native security platform — a solution that's as fluid and flexible as the modern digital world. By giving organizations and individuals greater control over their data, we enable them to unleash its value and thrive. Lookout is trusted by enterprises of all sizes, government agencies and millions of consumers to protect sensitive data, enabling them to live, work and connect — freely and safely. To learn more about the Lookout Cloud Security Platform, visit www.lookout.com and follow Lookout on our blog, LinkedIn and Twitter.

As part of Lookout's engineering team, you will have an opportunity to take on some of the most interesting challenges in one or more core areas of intellectual property and fundamental building blocks that form Lookout's category-defining security products. In order to tackle these problems, you must be open-minded to explore new areas as well as evolve key existing systems, such as traffic steering mechanisms on the desktop platform (Windows), and low latency applications that run in resource-constrained environments. If you enjoy building cutting-edge products leveraging the latest technologies, tools, and development methodologies and want to make an immediate impact through your work, come check us out.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing lightweight and secure client applications for traffic steering.
  • Own and drive all aspects of the software development cycle in collaboration with the product team.
  • Be responsible for the quality of the deliverables through automated tests and cross-team collaborations.
  • Influencing the features and direction of the product and platform with your own ideas
  • Work with the Customer Support team in troubleshooting and fixing customer issues and identifying product gaps.
  • Take an active role in mentoring junior developers

Requirement:

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals - Object oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • A quality-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to automated testing, metrics collection, monitoring, and continuous improvement in all of your work.
  • 8+ years of experience in software development of which a minimum of 3 years of experience building apps on Windows
  • Proven experience with windows driver development using windows packet filter driver
  • Deep understanding of Windows OS internals, Win32 API (System programming), COM (Component Object Model), WMI (Windows Management interface)
  • Good troubleshooting skills and usage of tools like WinDBG
  • Proficient in C/C++ programming
  • Understanding of network & security protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, DHCP/DNS, TLS, Active Directory/LDAP, SSO/SAML/Oauth)
  • Degree in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering 

Even Nicer to have:

  • Programming skills in C#
  • Working experience with VPN technologies specifically in IPSec/IKEv2 is a plus
  • Working experience with cryptography and PKI
  • Demonstrable experience in building highly scalable, performant, and low-latency systems

The Canadian base salary range for this full-time position is available below. We offer base + bonus + equity + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all Canadian locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in Canadian role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

 

Remote, Canada$130,000—$180,000 CAD