Senior Software Engineer - C++ Linux & Cloud Workload Security
Prompt Security
Software Engineering
United States
USD 128k-176k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 26, 2026
Our Purpose
At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.
About Us
SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.
Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with experience in the Linux security domain. This person should be able to explore new technologies, design and develop innovative ideas from scratch, and drive new detection capabilities and infrastructure at scale for our products.
What will you do?
The role includes end-to-end responsibility for new detection capabilities, starting from researching the landscape of new Linux/Containers related security technologies, through designing detection strategies and algorithms, and delivering them at scale. You will work on low-level Kernel hooks to complicated detection engines and pure system engineering challenges. Your deliveries will enhance the security of different Linux and cloud workloads platforms protected by our product, which serves thousands of users (from enterprise & public sector clients across the globe, including some of the largest companies globally).
What your role will look like:
You will be joining a cutting-edge company where you will tackle extraordinary challenges and work with the very best in the industry.
Base Salary Range
$128,000—$176,000 USD
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.
At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.
About Us
SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.
Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with experience in the Linux security domain. This person should be able to explore new technologies, design and develop innovative ideas from scratch, and drive new detection capabilities and infrastructure at scale for our products.
What will you do?
The role includes end-to-end responsibility for new detection capabilities, starting from researching the landscape of new Linux/Containers related security technologies, through designing detection strategies and algorithms, and delivering them at scale. You will work on low-level Kernel hooks to complicated detection engines and pure system engineering challenges. Your deliveries will enhance the security of different Linux and cloud workloads platforms protected by our product, which serves thousands of users (from enterprise & public sector clients across the globe, including some of the largest companies globally).
What your role will look like:
- Software Development (70-80% of time)
- Conduct low-level research and developer new features.
- Peer code reviews; Participate in the team’s design reviews.
- Learn new technologies in the Linux and Cloud workloads security domains.
- Architect end-to-end security solutions for complex features with loose problem definition.
- Modeling and POC of solutions for complex problems.
- Support customers with issues and requests within the team’s domain.
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, developing complex systems in modern C++.
- Proficient in Linux OS architecture, security, and internals.
- Hands-on experience with Linux low-level development and debugging.
- Previous experience of working on a production-grade product with a large-scale deployment.
- Linux kernel development or kernel tracing.
- Hands-on experience with eBPF.
- Container internals, platforms, and orchestrators such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Linux networking subsystem.
- Software development in either Rust, Go, or Python.
You will be joining a cutting-edge company where you will tackle extraordinary challenges and work with the very best in the industry.
- Medical, Vision, Dental, 401(k), Commuter, Health and Dependent FSA
- Unlimited PTO
- Industry-leading gender-neutral parental leave
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee stock purchase program
- Disability and life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Numerous company-sponsored events, including regular happy hours and team-building events
Base Salary Range
$128,000—$176,000 USD
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.