Senior Software Development Engineer

Software Dev Staff Engineer

SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain security service software supporting SonicWall’s cybersecurity platform. This role involves building scalable backend systems, maintaining data center services, and contributing to security-focused infrastructure and applications.

The ideal candidate possesses strong computer science fundamentals, deep networking and security knowledge, and extensive experience in systems programming and backend development. This position requires technical leadership, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to influence broader organizational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and maintain SonicWall security service software.
• Support operation, monitoring, and maintenance of SonicWall backend data center services.
• Develop high-performance and reliable backend components using C/C++ and modern scripting languages.
• Contribute to architecture, scalability, and performance improvements of security platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex production and system-level issues.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to broader organizational and strategic initiatives.

Required Skills: 

• Solid computer science fundamentals in areas such as data structures, algorithms, TCP/IP network, security.
• Experience developing software on Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Strong programming experience in C/C++.
• Experience with at least one scripting or backend language such as Python/Go/Bash shell 
• Experience building scalable backend or system-level software.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team and organizational goals.

Education and Experience: 

• At least 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent experience preferred 
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred 

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SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.  

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

At SonicWall, we pride ourselves on recruiting a diverse mix of talented people and providing active security solutions in 100+ countries.

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Experience Level

Senior Level