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.
OS: Windows, Linux
Job Description:
We are seeking a talented Client Software Engineer to join our team to develop cloud-managed endpoint security applications.
Our development environment is truly cross-platform, encompassing a wide range of technologies, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. This unique setup offers you an exceptional opportunity to gain exposure to a diverse array of technologies that few organizations can match. Join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity and expanding your expertise within a dynamic, multi-platform development team.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and maintain client applications for Windows and Linux, with opportunities to contribute to macOS and mobile platforms.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code in languages such as C/C++, Golang, and other technologies used by the team.
- Collaborate closely with QA, product managers, and designers to deliver reliable and user-friendly experiences.
- Debug and troubleshoot issues across client applications, working with teammates to identify root causes and implement solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions while learning engineering best practices and software design principles.
- Contribute to feature development, testing, and release activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Assist with performance, reliability, and security improvements across supported platforms.
- Continuously learn new technologies, tools, and development practices relevant to endpoint, networking, and systems software.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in client-side software development with a deep understanding of one or multiple desktop OS platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Strong foundation in computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and software design.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
- Exposure to system-level programming concepts and native application development on Windows or Linux.
- Familiarity with Windows development technologies such as Win32 APIs, Windows Services, or related frameworks is a plus.
- Basic knowledge of Golang or a strong interest in learning and developing applications using Go.
- Understanding of operating system internals, processes, threads, memory management, and inter-process communication concepts.
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, proxies, and VPN concepts.
- Exposure to frontend technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, React, or similar frameworks is a plus.
- Experience with macOS, iOS, or Android development through coursework, internships, personal projects, or professional experience is desirable but not required.
- Interest in security, endpoint technologies, operating systems, or networking products.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced, agile environment.
- Excellent communication skills and willingness to seek feedback and mentorship.
- Experience using modern developer tools, including source control systems (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and AI-assisted coding tools, is a plus.
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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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of client-side software development experience
- Deep understanding of desktop OS platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and software design
- Proficiency in C/C++ and object-oriented programming principles
- Exposure to system-level programming and native application development on Windows or Linux
- Understanding of OS internals, processes, threads, memory management, and IPC
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, proxies, VPN)
- Familiarity with Windows development technologies (Win32 APIs, Windows Services) is a plus
- Basic knowledge of Golang or strong interest in learning Go
- Experience with frontend tech (JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, React) is a plus
- Experience with macOS, iOS, or Android development is desirable
- Experience with developer tools: Git, CI/CD pipelines, AI-assisted coding tools
SonicWall Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SonicWall and has not been reviewed or approved by SonicWall.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, mental-health support, and wellness programs are part of the package. Feedback suggests coverage breadth is a dependable component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays and sick time, and bereavement leave are described alongside flexible or remote options. Feedback suggests ample time away meaningfully supports balance.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) and core financial protections such as life and disability insurance are included. Feedback suggests these fundamentals meet standard expectations for many.
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What We Do
SonicWall has been fighting the cyber-criminal industry for over 25 years defending small, medium-size businesses and enterprises worldwide. Backed by research from the Global Response Intelligent Defense (GRID) Threat Network, our award-winning real-time breach detection and prevention solutions, coupled with the formidable resources of over 10,000 loyal channel partners around the globe, are the backbone securing more than a million business and mobile networks and their emails, applications and data. This combination of products and partners has enabled a real-time cyber defense solution tuned to the specific needs of the more than 500,000 global businesses in more than 215 countries and territories.
