Staff Software Development Engineer – Linux Endpoint
BeyondTrust · Remote Canada | Remote United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days BeyondTrust's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of BeyondTrust's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at BeyondTrust
- high 65 stale, 3 reposted of 65 open
- Hiring momentum
- 91 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from BeyondTrust's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for BeyondTrust.
About this role
As a Staff Software Development Engineer, you will be responsible for the Linux kernel enforcement layer of the Identity Security Platform, focusing on eBPF programs and security policies. Your role involves designing and building enforcement mechanisms, optimizing performance, and ensuring compatibility across various Linux distributions. You will collaborate with peers on macOS and Windows enforcement, mentor other engineers, and take ownership of the end-to-end development process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of BeyondTrust as an employer.
What you need
- Deep Linux kernel internals knowledge
- Hands-on experience with eBPF for security enforcement
- Experience with BTF and CO-RE
- Understanding of container runtime internals
- Proficiency in kernel debugging and performance tooling
- 8+ years in systems-level software engineering
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on security-critical kernel code may involve high pressure
- Role requires deep specialization in Linux and eBPF, which may limit broader software development exposure
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Listed by BeyondTrust on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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