Senior Sensor Engineer

Summary

Join Stellar Cyber, a fast-growing global leader in cybersecurity, and be part of a team trusted by major enterprises and government agencies. We offer a highly competitive compensation package and a fully remote work environment in Taiwan. We are seeking a talented Senior Sensor Engineer with startup passion and a can-do attitude. The ideal candidate will build robust sensor software, design high-performance code, improve existing software performance, and independently resolve customer cases. Stellar Cyber fosters a culture of transparency, openness, and collaboration, providing ample opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor with 5+ years of working experience or master/PhD with 2+ years of working experience in cyber security related fields
• Familiar with at least two of the following languages: Python, C/C++, Shell script, Go, Ruby, or Java
• Familiarity with network protocols, e.g., VXLAN, ICMP, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, and HTTP
• Experience on performance tuning on Linux systems
• Great team player and have a can-do attitude
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to work independently in a high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environment
• Excellent verbal, writing, and interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Build robust, fault-tolerant, low footprint sensor software running on different Linux environments/Windows platforms which could be on cloud or on-premises
• Design and write high-quality and high-performance code in a multi-threaded/multi-process environment to bring customer’s data into our XDR platform
• Keep improving the performance of existing sensor software to use less host resources
• Independently analyze and resolve sensor related customer cases

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engines, like Suricata, is a plus
• Experience on agent development on Windows systems, including Windows software packaging, installation and upgrade, is a plus
• Experience on GPO or SCCM based software deployment is a plus
• Startup working experience is a plus

Benefits

• We offer a highly competitive compensation package on par with industry leaders like Google and Microsoft
• We are fully remote, providing the flexibility to work from anywhere in Taiwan