Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Cybersecurity Agent Developer

Location: Bengaluru, India

Experience: 7+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Agent Developer with deep expertise in C/C++ and Golang or Rust to build and optimize high-performance security agents for Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. This role requires a strong background in low-level system programming, performance tuning, and security-centric design to ensure effective monitoring, threat detection, and system protection across diverse environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain cross-platform endpoint security agents.
• Optimize agent performance to ensure minimal system overhead and real-time responsiveness.
• Implement system-level hooks and monitoring components including:
• Process monitoring
• File system and network activity tracking
• System telemetry collection
• Work with kernel-level APIs and frameworks, such as:
• ETW, WFP, WMI, MiniFilter (Windows)
• eBPF, auditd, fanotify, netfilter (Linux)
• EndpointSecurity framework, XPC, System Extensions (macOS)
• Build robust, secure inter-process communication (IPC) and data serialization mechanisms.
• Integrate agents with cloud-based security platforms via REST APIs, gRPC, and TLS.
• Collaborate with internal teams (threat intelligence, detection, response) to evolve agent capabilities.
• Perform in-depth debugging, profiling, and optimization using industry-standard tools.

Required Skills & Experience:

Core Programming:

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and either Golang or Rust
• Solid experience in multi-threaded and asynchronous programming

Platform Expertise:

• Proven experience developing for Windows, Linux, and macOS
• Deep knowledge of system-level programming, including:
• Windows: WinAPI, ETW, WFP, WMI, MiniFilter
• Linux: eBPF, auditd, fanotify, netfilter
• macOS: EndpointSecurity framework, XPC, System Extensions

Security & Networking:

• Understanding of secure IPC, TLS, gRPC, and secure coding practices
• Familiarity with system hardening and secure memory management

Debugging & Optimization Tools:

• Proficient in using tools like GDB, LLDB, Valgrind, Perf, Wireshark, Sysinternals Suite

Version Control:

• Strong experience with Git (GitHub, GitLab)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cybersecurity frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Sysmon, YARA, Suricata
• Hands-on exposure to kernel/driver development
• Familiarity with EDR/XDR, sandboxing, and SIEM integrations
• Understanding of malware analysis and threat detection techniques
• Exposure to container security and cloud-native security agent development

Requirements

• Extensive and expert programming experience in at least one general programming language (e. g. Java, C, C++) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming.
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and a huge passion and ability to design intuitive modules and class-level interfaces.
• Excellent coding skills - should be able to convert the design into code fluently.
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development. Good understanding of databases (e. g. MySQL) and NoSQL (e. g. HBase, Elasticsearch, Aerospike etc).
• Strong desire to solve complex and interesting real-world problems.
• Experience with full life cycle development in any programming language on a Linux platform. Go-getter attitude that reflects in energy and intent behind assigned tasks.
• Worked in a startup-like environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
• BTech, MTech or Ph. D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with huge amounts of data.
• 3+ years of experience in the art of writing code and solving problems on a large scale.
• An open communicator who shares thoughts and opinions frequently listens intently and takes constructive feedback

We are seeking an experienced Developer with a strong background in C++, CUDA programming, and Linux to guide our development team in building cutting-edge solutions for device integration and high-performance computing tasks. This is a hands-on leadership position that combines technical expertise with team management skills to deliver high-quality software products.

No of position – 2

Duration – 1 year contractual position (candidate will be on Hiring Panda Payroll)

Experience Range – 4 to 5 years

Notice Period – Immediate, candidate should join within 7 days

Location – Kandivali, Mumbai (Only local candidates of Mumbai is acceptable)

Work Mode- Work from Office

Primary responsibilities:

Software Development:

• Develop and maintain high-performance applications using C++ and CUDA.

• Design and implement parallel algorithms for GPUs to accelerate computational

workloads.

Performance Optimization:

• Optimize CUDA kernels for performance, scalability, and memory efficiency.

• Analyze performance bottlenecks and propose innovative solutions.

Code Review and Testing:

• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Develop and execute test cases to validate functionality and performance.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with the software engineering and research teams to understand

requirements and deliver robust solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members when necessary.

Documentation:

• Write and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications and user

manuals.

Required Skills:

• C++: Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).

• CUDA Programming: Extensive experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing

CUDA applications.

• GPU Optimization: Familiarity with memory hierarchy, shared memory, streams, and

warp-level operations in CUDA.

• Parallel Computing: Solid understanding of parallel algorithms and multi-threaded

programming.

• Mathematical and Analytical Skills: Strong foundation in linear algebra, calculus, and

numerical methods.

• Tools: Experience with debugging/profiling tools like Nsight, CUDA Memcheck, or similar.

Responsibilities :

- Develop server side applications in C++

- Contribute in analysis based on requirements. Analysis can be in the form of research and producing Proof of Concepts.

- Produce documents and specifications wherever required.

- Work collaboratively with other developers and QA engineers to deliver the solutions.

Midas is a fintech company that specializes in building state-of-the-art technological solutions for algorithmic trading, investments, and analytics for global financial markets. Headquartered in Mumbai, Midas aims to establish a strong presence in GIFT City (Gandhinagar), London, New York, and Singapore in the near future.

Our team consists of highly motivated and skilled individuals who serve sophisticated clients across various segments, including affluent individuals, high-net-worth individuals, ultra-high net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions. We offer an excellent platform for personal and professional development within a highly committed and collaborative team in a mission-driven and results-oriented environment.

1. The ideal candidate should possess expert-level knowledge in technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node JS, MongoDB, Redis, Linux servers, and networking protocols (TCP and UDP). This includes understanding how to use these technologies to develop and deploy backend systems, as well as troubleshooting and optimizing them.
2. Proficient in automation technology, the candidate should be able to optimize existing infrastructure, identify and implement design patterns, and understand data structures and algorithms. This includes an ability to evaluate and recommend new technologies that can improve the performance and scalability of the system.
3. The candidate should be familiar with version control and project management tools such as GIT, JIRA, etc. and be able to use them effectively to manage and collaborate on code development.
4. Strong understanding of multithreading and multiprocessing concepts, and the ability to make tweaks and optimizations in similar domains for the purpose of improving performance and scalability.
5. Understanding of clustering and load balancing, including the ability to design and implement solutions that can improve the availability and scalability of the system.
6. Understanding of cyber security protocols and their application in the development and deployment of backend systems. This includes knowledge of best practices for securing systems, as well as the ability to identify and mitigate potential security threats.
7. Ability to implement CI/CD pipelines when needed. This includes an understanding of the various steps involved in creating, testing, and deploying code, as well as knowledge of the tools and technologies used to automate these processes.
8. Familiarity with tools such as NGINX or HAProxy and understanding how they can be used to improve the performance and scalability of the system.
9. Eagerness to learn and upgrade skills as per the demands of the product. This includes an ability to stay current with new technologies and best practices in the field, as well as a willingness to continuously improve one's own skills.
10. Proven experience in the industry and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate should have a solid understanding of the financial markets and the technology used to support them.
11. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team. The candidate should be able to identify and solve complex problems and work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
12. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work well in a team environment.

5 years of architecture, design and programming experience preferably in fast-paced dynamic environment

Strong application design and implementation skills, solid understanding of the entire development cycle.

Strong background in Java/J2EE based application

Strong background in Spring/Spring boot based application

Strong background in Microservices based application

Experience working with Apache and/or Tomcat

Experience in transforming requirements to software design

Strong Experience with developing Java SAAS web applications.

Working experience in Industry Standard protocols related API Security including OAuth

Demonstrate strong design and programming skills using JSON, Web Services, XML, XSLT, PL/SQL in Unix and Windows environments.

Strong background working with Linux/UNIX environments.

Strong Shell scripting experience.

Working knowledge with Oracle, DB2 or MongoDB databases.

 Passion to stay on top of the latest happenings in the tech world and an attitude to discuss and bring those into play.  Strong agile/scrum development experience

 Strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills