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Senior Device Engineer
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A Chief Technology Officer manages and directs technical operations and development at the highest level. Responsible for implementing technologies within an organization that will enhance product development. Establishes an organization's technical strategy and leads all aspects of technological development. Advises other executive leaders of technologies that may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their departments.
$150,122 / year median in the U.S.
+3% projected growth
Job Description
We are the global leader inxOTcybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services. The people chose this work because they understandwhat isat stake. Here, you will find a remote-first mission-driven team across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC built on authenticity, transparency, and trust. If safeguarding the systems that protect your family, friends, and community is the kind of work that matters to you, you are in the right place.
We are looking for a Senior Device Engineer to join our team. Think of the role as device automation engineering: we build software that interacts with all kinds of network-connected devices, from printers and cameras to door controllers and industrial control systems. That might mean identifying a device, pulling information off it, changing its password, or performing any other action it supports. A big part of the job is figuring out how a device communicates (e.g. from a HAR or PCAP, vendor docs, or a device on the bench) and turning that understanding into reliable, automated capabilities. You will build within the core systems this automation runs on (the shared frameworks, interfaces, and tooling) and work across our scanning and fingerprinting engine, which finds and identifies the devices in the first place.
ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and ship production software for identifying, fingerprinting, and interacting with network-connected devices across embedded, IoT, and OT/ICS endpointsBuild and maintain features within the shared frameworks and services that device support is built on, from design through testing and maintenanceContribute to migrations and re-architectures of existing systemsFigure out how devices communicate (undocumented web interfaces and protocols, network traffic captures, hands-on experimentation) and turn that into automated, supported product capabilitiesTroubleshoot complex device issues in production, including hard-to-reproduce and protocol-level problemsLeverage AI tools and coding assistants as a core part of your day-to-day workflow, including research, code generation, debugging, test creation, and documentationWrite and maintain automated test cases and frameworks that ensure the integrity of our device coverageMentor other engineers and contribute to code reviews and design discussionsCollaborate cross-functionally with product, security research, threat research, and customer-facing teams to translate field needs into engineering outcomesQualifications5+ years of experience as a software engineer, witha track recordof shipping production systemsCybersecurity experienceStrong expertise developing and debugging in Node.js, with strong fundamentals in modern JavaScript/TypeScriptExperience with Go is strongly valuedStrong network protocol analysis skills: interpreting traffic captures, reconstructing device behavior, working out undocumented or vendor-specific protocols, and turning what you find into patterns and fingerprints (regex and the like)Proficiency with relational databasesSolid command of Unix/Linux environments, including systems-level debugging and performance analysisWorking proficiency with Docker and containerized development and deployment workflowsSolid understanding of network transport and application layer protocols (TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP, common auth schemes, and common ...For full information see follow application link. Dragos is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. Come join us!