Joblaze summary

In this role, the Endpoint Engineer will lead the development of a core security agent, focusing on creating a resilient and efficient product that offers comprehensive protection across multiple operating systems. Key skills include advanced Rust programming, systems-level architecture, and a deep understanding of Windows internals, alongside experience with Linux and macOS telemetry. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a strong background in cybersecurity and systems programming, looking to make a significant impact in a startup environment led by industry veterans.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Cylake's careers page October 27, 2026.
Salary band is below the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 41% of 27 comparable senior security roles that list Linux we track (median $150,000 across 15 companies). See Linux salary trends
Linux appears in 8% of 602 comparable senior security roles; mTLS appears in 0.8% of 602 comparable senior security roles.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Cylake lists $150,000–$250,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Endpoint Engineer role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ESF, File Filter Drivers, Linux, Rust, Windows, dynamic binary instrumentation.
What seniority level is this role?: Cylake targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Endpoint Engineer role at Cylake.

From the original posting

Your Impact

Join a small team building the next generation of cybersecurity products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success - you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.

Role Overview

You will serve as a technical leader responsible for building our core endpoint security agent from the ground up, providing comprehensive visibility and protection across Windows, Linux, and macOS. You will architect a lightweight, highly resilient agent capable of deep OS introspection, autonomous threat prevention, and sophisticated offline telemetry spooling. You will tackle complex challenges in user-mode hooking, kernel-level behavioral analysis, anti-tampering, and distributed systems design to deliver a seamless, high-performance security client.

Required Experience

5+ years of experience in systems-level programming and architecting highly concurrent applications
Strong Rust programming skills with a focus on high-performance, low-level OS integrations
Deep understanding of Windows OS internals, including ETW, IPC, Named Pipes, and Windows Services
Experience with cross-platform endpoint telemetry collection utilizing Linux eBPF and macOS ESF
Proven experience in dynamic binary instrumentation, user-mode API interception, and process injection
Experience designing and optimizing low-overhead threat detection heuristics directly on the endpoint
Knowledge of Windows kernel-mode components, specifically designing File Filter Drivers for data-in-motion tracking
Experience architecting resilient distributed systems with offline disk spooling and secure mTLS synchronization
Understanding of offensive and defensive endpoint security concepts, anti-tampering mechanisms, and process protection
Experience building highly reliable agent lifecycles, self-healing architectures, and fail-safe rollback mechanisms
Strong communication and documentation skills
Experience with Microsoft Anti-Malware vendor registration (ELAM, PPL) is a plus
Experience with browser extension development or DOM hooking is a plus

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Endpoint Engineer

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