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Staff Software Development Engineer

  • Remote, United States
  • Senior
  • Posted 2 weeks ago
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Staff Software Development Engineer is a senior remote role in the United States at a cloud security company.

About the role

The connector sends device traffic privately into a global security network that applies web filtering and Zero Trust policies. Work centres on scale, quality and performance of code shipped across several desktop systems.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, United States
Seniority
Senior
Skills
Rust, Swift, Python, TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, QUIC
Posted
6 Oct 2026
Last checked
18 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Design and build low-complexity networking code for the client connector, mostly in Rust
  • Create testable, documented foundations that raise code quality across desktop platforms
  • Debug complex network issues and fix them using systems programming and security protocols
  • Contribute to the design of major development projects alongside product managers and other teams
  • Communicate proactively to solve scale, quality, performance and security problems

What they look for

  • Solid grasp of systems programming: virtual memory, multithreading, process lifecycle, kernel programming and system APIs
  • Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, QUIC, H/3 and proxying
  • Comfort working with other languages, including Swift, C++ and Python

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Questions about this job

Can I do this job remotely, and from which countries?

Yes, it is listed as remote, aimed at candidates in the United States.

What does this job pay?

No pay range is stated in the posting.

What experience is needed?

It is a senior role. The posting asks for: solid grasp of systems programming: virtual memory, multithreading, process lifecycle, kernel programming and system APIs; knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, QUIC, H/3 and proxying; comfort working with other languages, including Swift, C++ and Python. Skills it names include Rust, Swift, Python, TCP/IP.

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