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.
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.
As a Senior Software Engineer - C++ Endpoint Security, Collection Engineering (Data Protection Team), you will design and implement low-level C++ or Rust agent modules as a foundational member of our newly formed Data Protection unit. You will research and develop high-fidelity sensors and robust, scalable code to monitor and prevent sensitive data leakage across multiple operating systems. By building these mission-critical collection engines, you will play a key role in defining the technical architecture for SentinelOne’s next generation of data-centric security.
What will you do?
Design and implement low-level agent modules (using C++ or Rust), capable of monitoring data access and movement with minimal performance overhead.
Research and evaluate technologies for building high-fidelity sensors that track data access.
Develop robust, scalable, and performant code that operates reliably across multiple operating systems and environments.
Collaborate closely with Core Agent, Backend, and Frontend teams to deliver a unified, user-facing, next-generation data protection product.
What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?
4+ years of experience as a low-level software engineer, building complex systems in modern C++\C.
Hands-on experience with system-level development, debugging tools, and performance profiling.
Deep OS Expertise, with strong knowledge of operating system architecture and internals (Windows, Linux, and/or macOS).
A proven track record of shipping production-quality code to large-scale deployments, ensuring reliability across diverse environments and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.