C/C++ Developer

Barracudas Application Security team builds our Web Application Firewall (WAF) and WAF-as-a-Service product lines, protecting against the latest web application threats such as API attacks, bots, and client-side attacks. Our customers range from top-5 global banks and oil companies to small businesses who lack IT expertise therefore, a key focus of our engineering efforts is using automation and Machine Learning to help our customers detect threats and tune their configuration for maximum security. We are looking for highly skilled and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our data path and cloud intelligence team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working closely on the reverse proxy engines and cloud technologies, interacting with product managers, customers, and developers to design, develop, test, and deliver new and innovative features on the security engine of the AppSec range of products. So, if you've got what it takes to excel in this role, we would like to talk to you!

Tech Stack:

• Strong practical Linux skills
• Solid experience in C, C++ programming and scripting languages
• Experience in working with multithreaded, asynchronous programming
• Good understanding of building large codebases on various platforms with good understanding of compilers, linkers, loaders.
• A research oriented mind with a good grasp of various relevant cloud technologies and security models.
• Experience working on Datapath/packet path, familiar with inline debugging using tools like gdb, real time environments.
• Domain knowledge of Firewalls, HTTP and SSL protocols, WAFs, Web applications or any network/cloud security products
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and platforms, with specific focus on Azure platform and services
• Knowledge of various Web Application Frameworks, API frameworks based on REST, GraphQL and gRPC
• Good to have: A good exposure to AI/ML technologies, Azure and Aws cloud infrastructures

What youll be working on:

• Our WAF product includes a high performance demanding deep packet inspection engine with reverse proxy architecture, interacting with our Active Threat Intelligence (ATI) cloud, which uses Machine Learning and Big Data to identify bots and other threats to our customers applications.
• Research of efficient security solutions, Design and Development of new features/enhancements towards securing web based applications. Troubleshoot, fix, and test product issues to resolve complex problems
• Design and Development of micro services as a part of our Active Threat Intelligence framework
• Deploy security solutions using the latest technologies on the data management pipelines and databases on preferably Azure platforms, and Azure Databricks modules used to deploy our Active Threat Intelligence
• Understand performance and security implications of how the design/code impacts the product

What you bring to the role:

• B tech or masters in computer science or related fields.
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Hands on experience with efficient Data Structures and Algorithms
• Solid experience in C / C++ programming and associated STLs/packages/libraries
• Self-motivated, quick learner, excellent analytical skills and able to design and implement solutions individually
• Basic knowledge of HTTP(s), various Web based standards, TCP/IP protocols, and networking is a must.
• A good understanding and practical applications of AI/ML tools and models is preferred.
• Knowledge of SDLC and Agile practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management etc.
• Desired to have experience with Kubernetes and other orchestration platforms. Advantage for experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Desired to have experience with Go, Scala. Advantage for Python experience.

What you'll get from us: