Principal Software Developer

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Together Carbonite and Webroot form the SMB and Consumer Division of OpenText. The mission of our joint offering is to make cyber resilience simple, reliable and accessible in the connected world.

We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit and our employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at OpenText.

Principal Software Engineer, Windows

Location : Waterloo, CA (Hybrid role)

Webroot is looking for an experienced Windows development engineer with strong expertise in Windows programming. We are seeking to empower a Windows development engineer with ability to influence the technical direction of our products, building cutting-edge internet security applications used by millions of consumers and businesses around the world.

You will use your experience with Windows OS level interfaces, your programming skills in C and C++, and your experience at Windows development to build the future of Webroot's technology stacks.

If you are knowledgeable on the Windows API and you seek an opportunity with a company that is willing to help you add malware / security and machine learning to your repertoire, apply today.

In this job you will :

• Design and develop in C and C++, the technologies behind our next-generation endpoint client.
• The scope of your work will be broad and will include development on various layers of the Windows OS ranging from kernel to user-mode.
• Produce high quality, well-documented code promoting modularity, extensibility and performance
• Perform code reviews and coaching for peers

You bring to the table :

• Expert knowledge in C and C++ on Windows; 10+ years in software development on Windows operating system Experience in performant application development Experience in driver development within the Windows operating system
• Deep experience with Windows development at kernel and user-mode is required
• Familiarity with Assembly language within the Windows operating system
• Deep understanding of Windows operating system internals and Windows API is a must
• Ability to collect and analyze crash dumps
• Experience with Minifilter driver development
• Familiarity with the underlying structures of the registry and NTFS / FAT file systems
• Experience in debugging techniques with any of the WinDbg, OllyDbg, IDA Pro, or Ghidra tools.
• Familiarity with Wireshark, Fiddler, or other Network Sniffing tools is a plus but not required

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