Staff Software Engineer (Systems & Network Proxy) - Remote

Overview

Joining Cyberhaven offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of revolutionizing data protection through cutting-edge AI technology. Cyberhaven is dedicated to overcoming the challenges faced by traditional data security products, ensuring robust protection of critical data against insider threats in a rapidly evolving work environment. With a unique approach to data lineage, tracing data from its origin for better classification and protection, Cyberhaven combines the functionality of traditional data protection security tools into a single, more effective solution. This role not only allows you to contribute to the advancement of cloud and data security but also places you within a team of security and product professionals passionate about transforming the way data is protected.

In Short

• Hook or redirect outbound connections, terminate and re-establish TLS sessions, and apply content-aware policies in real time
• Add low-level collectors that trace data flows across apps, files, sockets, and pipes, feeding a unified event stream
• Solve challenging performance optimization problems: we’re building software that monitors hundreds of thousands of events with minimal impact on performance of the endpoint applications
• Design and build highly reliable code that never impacts the end-user experience
• Build secure-by-design hardened software that must withstand real-world attacks, while processing untrusted data and communicating with a backend over the internet

Requirements

• Strong track record in network interception and parsing
• Prior work on at least one forward proxy used by security software
• Experience debugging, profiling, and optimizing the performance of low-level system software
• Proficient in designing and implementing application architecture
• Experience with agile development and SCRUM
• Proven ability to collaborate with a distributed cross-functional team
• Possess verbal and written communication skills in English
• Availability to frequently communicate with a distributed engineering team in Central European and US Eastern time zones.

Benefits

• Competitive start up salary and generous stock options
• 100% paid health benefits options
• Flexible time off
• Potential fast-tracked career advancement opportunities
• Experience building something from the ground up