Staff Software Engineer - C++ Endpoint Security, Collection Engineering (Data Protection Team)
Our Purpose
At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.
About Us
SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.
Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
As a Senior Software Engineer - C++ Endpoint Security, Collection Engineering (Data Protection Team), you will design and implement low-level C++ or Rust agent modules as a foundational member of our newly formed Data Protection unit. You will research and develop high-fidelity sensors and robust, scalable code to monitor and prevent sensitive data leakage across multiple operating systems. By building these mission-critical collection engines, you will play a key role in defining the technical architecture for SentinelOne’s next generation of data-centric security.
What will you do?
- Lead, design and implement low-level agent modules (using C++ or Rust), capable of monitoring data access and movement with minimal performance overhead.
- Research and evaluate technologies for building high-fidelity sensors that track data access.
- Develop robust, scalable, and performant code that operates reliably across multiple operating systems and environments.
- Collaborate closely with Core Agent, Backend, and Frontend teams to deliver a unified, user-facing, next-generation data protection product.
What skills & knowledge should you bring?4+ years of experience as a low-level software engineer, building complex systems in modern C++\C.
- 7+ years of experience as a low-level software engineer, building complex systems in modern C++\C.
- Hands-on experience with system-level development, debugging tools, and performance profiling.
- Deep OS Expertise, with strong knowledge of operating system architecture and internals (Windows, Linux, and/or macOS).
- A proven track record of shipping production-quality code to large-scale deployments, ensuring reliability across diverse environments and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
It’d be great if you have experience with / or You’d learn & gain on our team:
- Security Domain Expertise
- Technical leadership experience
- Exposure to a multi-stack environment, working across agent, backend, and frontend systems.
Why us?
We are at the forefront of the most dominant space of the Cyber Security market. You'll be working closely with some of the best researchers on the planet on the most innovative and challenging features that will shape the future of Cyber Security. You will be part of a truly global team that is rapidly growing around the world, on an amazing journey of success. You will work with great people in an open, fun environment, and you will be part of an organization that truly values its people.
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- Study Funds- SentinelOne contributes 7.5% over your base salary (no tax ceiling is applied), and employees contribute 2.5% of their base salary
- Pension fund- SentinelOne contributes to your pension fund according to local law. Pension contribution may vary based on the selected plan.
- RSUs- 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly.
- Annual bonus (depending on the performance of the company) paid out in 2 cycles
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan- The plan enables employees to purchase SentinelOne stocks at discounted prices vs. market value. (the plan is subject to local taxation)
- Company time off and holidays
- Private medical insurance
- Meal allowance
- Home office allowance
- Hybrid work model- The possibility of working both from the office and working from home
- Parental Leave - Embracing a new child into the family is a unique moment for everyone! In support of that, we offer 20 weeks of fully paid leave for the birth parent and 12 weeks of paid leave for the non-birth parent
- Employee Assistance Program- Psychological sessions with certified therapists to help you overcome stress, personal and professional challenges
- Free Parking in our office building
- Music Room fully equipped room
- Wellness- workout sessions and a wellness app
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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