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This role sits within the Windows Endpoint team, building a product that provides industry leading protection to organisations of all sizes including Next Generation Anti-Virus Security, Analytics, and Remediation functionality.

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to designing, developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality software components. You will work closely with senior engineers, support product delivery, and continually build your technical skills while learning best practices in software engineering.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and implementation of product features that align with technical strategy, quality standards, and functional requirements.
• Develop full lifecycle code from development, testing, production, and subsequent fixes and improvements.
• Participate in release planning, providing reliable estimations and delivering work that meets scope and quality expectations.
• Engage in code reviews and other collaborative engineering practices.
• Take part in daily standups, sprint ceremonies, and retrospective discussions.
• Participate in security reviews of new development to help ensure compliance with Sophos security requirements and industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues as a first responder in the team.

What you will bring

Essential

• Strong foundations in computer science fundamentals (e.g., data structures, algorithms, software design, and debugging).
• Experience writing your own code through academic projects, internships, personal projects, or open-source contributions.
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems and reason through trade-offs.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity, continuous learning, and a willingness to take ownership.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Desirable

• Practical experience of developing code in C++
• Working knowledge of Python or other scripting language.
• Experience of developing for Microsoft Windows platforms
• Experience of Microsoft Windows driver development.
• Interest in cybersecurity