Salt Security is the original API Security vendor pioneering the market as the first vendor in 2018. Since then we have exhibited hyper-growth in a number of customers, threats stopped, and revenue. We saw API security as the security battleground of the future years ago as APIs started to form the foundation of the application innovation needed to drive business success today. Across banks, retail and transportation, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities, every modern app depends on APIs. Attackers realize APIs are the conduits to all sorts of valuable data and services – within the year, APIs are predicted to be the number one application threat vector. Without secure APIs, businesses cannot rapidly innovate. Salt Security has delivered the only patented solution to discover all APIs and their exposed data, stop API attackers, and provide remediation details for dev teams to write more secure APIs.
At Salt, we’re passionate about what we do. We work as a team and embrace new ideas, wherever they come from. We also enjoy all the benefits of a startup environment, including quickly seeing the results of your work, making an outsized impact on our company, and solving diverse challenges.
Want to make a big difference? We encourage you to apply!
About The Position
We are looking for an experienced Linux Software Engineer who relishes challenges and is capable of low-level work as well as design and technical research. Our product supports a multitude of different targets, safely and effectively deployed, and runs in critical components of our customer's network. While maintaining a minimal footprint, we maintain high performance while meeting time and resource constraints. To achieve our goals, we continually research, experiment, and utilize cutting-edge technologies.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, knowledge of networking, K8S, and Linux internals, and RT/Time Critical application experience.
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What will you do?
- Develop and maintain RT Linux applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
- Implement time-critical applications with high coverage, maintaining minimal footprint ensuring code is documented and maintainable.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to Linux internals and real-time systems.
Who are you?
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role, focusing on low-level systems/ embedded, Linux, and networking.
- Experience with RT programming, maintaining a minimal footprint, and meeting resource constraints.
- Solid grasp of networking protocols and stack, including HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, etc.
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in C/ C++/ Go language, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Experience with Linux kernel module development, device drivers, and kernel internals.
Optional Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of Linux internals and system administration.
- Hands-on experience with extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) and related concepts (kprobes & uprobes usage specifically).
- Knowledge of common application layer protocols such as gRPC.
- Good understanding of virtualization, containerization, and Kubernetes.
- Good understanding of automation tools, CI/CD, and development frameworks.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience as a team lead or technical leader.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about the position and feel it could be a great fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the mandatory requirements. Your unique skills and perspective might be just what we’re looking for!