Summary
Participate in the development of state-of-the-art network protection applications and technologies, dive into AI security, grow your expertise and shield users from network level threats.Job description
Meet the Team
As a member of the Network Features team you will join the Security Features Development department under the Endpoint Solutions and Security Technologies Sub-division. The team is responsible for the development of network protection features e.g. firewall, protocol scanning and other associated applications. Based in Bratislava, the team closely collaborates with other development teams and product management to develop security and protection features and solutions directly embedded into ESET product portfolio protecting over 1 billion devices worldwide.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer with C++ you will grow your skills in the endpoint network protection domain and contribute to the overall success of our products.
Your responsibilities will cover:
- Participation in the development of assigned components and applications.
- Development of internal tools for collected network data analysis.
- Participation in code reviews as a member of an agile team.
- Participation and ownership of analytical tasks correlated to your application development.
- Cooperation with multiple development teams and stakeholders across the company.
Essential Requirements
- Ideally 3+ years of experience with C++ in a developer role.
- Experience with multithreading, memory management, debugging, and performance optimization.
- Practical understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS etc.).
- Keen general interest in networking, security and cloud (protocols, technologies, development etc.).
- Working knowledge and experience with modern AI assisted development.
- Intermediate English (B1) or higher.
- Analytical thinking, conceptual and systematic approach.
- Willingness to learn new things, open mind.
Desirable (nice to have) Requirements
- Knowledge of deep packet inspection or protocol detection.
- Experience with Windows drivers or kernel-mode development.
- Basic knowledge about Kubernetes, Docker, containerization technologies in general.
- Basic Python knowledge for scripting, testing, tooling, or automation.
- Experience with Atlassian products (Jira / Confluence) and Git.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re excited about this opportunity and feel it aligns with your journey, don’t hesitate—apply and show us what drives you.
Basic wage component (brutto): from 2700€/m. (brutto)
* The final basic wage component can be increased accordingly to individual skills and experience of the selected candidate.
* Performance bonus 2 times per year up to 10% of the basic salary paid for the evaluation period(usually 6 months).
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Benefits
Health & well-being- BenefitPlus
- Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)
- Multisport card
- Travel card "električenka"
- Supplementary pension saving
- Sick days
- Marriage allowance
- Childbirth allowance
- Parental contribution
- ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)
- Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)
- Let´s get together breakfast
- Activity room, quiet room
- ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings
- Loyalty allowance
- Loyalty extra days off
- Loyalty cake
- Loyalty glass award
- Refer a friend
- Christmas presents
- Discounts from external providers
Primary location
BratislavaAdditional locations
Time type
Full timeSkills Required
- 3+ years of experience with C++ in a developer role
- Experience with multithreading, memory management, debugging, and performance optimization
- Practical understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, and TLS
- General interest in networking, security, and cloud technologies
- Working knowledge and experience with modern AI-assisted development
- Intermediate English proficiency, B1 or higher
- Analytical thinking and a conceptual, systematic approach
- Willingness to learn and an open-minded attitude
- Knowledge of deep packet inspection or protocol detection
- Experience with Windows drivers or kernel-mode development
- Basic knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization technologies
- Basic Python knowledge for scripting, testing, tooling, or automation
- Experience with Atlassian products, Jira, Confluence, and Git
ESET Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ESET and has not been reviewed or approved by ESET.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is viewed as strong, with added days off and vacation/PTO described positively. Policies around PTO appear to contribute meaningfully to overall value.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental benefits are highlighted as supportive, with enhanced parental leave referenced in multiple regions. This area is frequently cited as a standout element of the package.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work options such as hybrid schedules and flexible hours are emphasized and appear to be widely appreciated. Work-from-home flexibility is repeatedly highlighted as a strength.
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What We Do
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