Senior Windows Systems Engineer

Description

Keeper Security is hiring a Windows Systems Software Engineer to join our Privileged Access Management (PAM) engineering team. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the Chicago, IL or El Dorado Hills, CA metro areas.

Keeper's cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and is sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help deliver enterprise-grade endpoint privilege controls that reduce attack surface, prevent misuse of admin rights, and support audit and compliance requirements.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Role

This role will focus on building secure, high-performance functionality for Windows endpoints, working directly with end-user devices through native development in C++ and Rust. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Windows APIs, modern C++ and systems-level programming, and is excited to help build endpoint capabilities that are core to Keeper's PAM platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain native Windows endpoint functionality for Keeper's PAM platform
• Build secure, performant software in C++ while contributing to newer development in Rust
• Work directly with Windows APIs and native system interfaces to support endpoint-level features and integrations
• Develop software that interacts with end-user devices in enterprise Windows environments
• Contribute to architecture and implementation of system-level components used in privileged access and endpoint security workflows
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong attention to performance, reliability and security
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving native Windows behavior, device interaction and system compatibility
• Collaborate closely with product, security and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver endpoint capabilities for PAM use cases
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions and technical planning for Windows-native development
• Help improve engineering standards, testing practices and long-term maintainability across endpoint codebases

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong professional experience building native applications in C++
• Experience utilizing Rust in production, or strong Rust proficiency with the ability to contribute quickly in a mixed-language environment
• Strong experience developing on Windows and working with Windows APIs
• Strong understanding of systems programming and object-oriented design in C++
• Deep familiarity with advanced C++ concepts, including dynamic polymorphism, inheritance, memory management and language-specific design patterns
• Experience building software that interacts with endpoints, local system resources or user devices
• Ability to write clean, efficient and maintainable systems-level code in security-sensitive environments
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in Windows-native applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building endpoint, security or privileged access-related software
• Experience working in mixed C++ and Rust environments
• Familiarity with authentication, device trust, session management or other Windows security concepts
• Experience building software for enterprise-managed Windows devices
• Experience with performance tuning, diagnostics and low-level debugging on Windows
• Background in cybersecurity or endpoint security products

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental Life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc.)
• Above-market annual bonuses

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt

Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

1. Data We Collect

Information You provide:

• Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
• Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
• Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We generate:

• Interview notes, assessments, communications
• Scheduling information

Information From Others:

• Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
• References (with your consent, before final offer)
• Public professional profiles
• Background verification (post offer)

Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information

• We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements

2. How We Use Your Data

• Assess your application and suitability
• Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
• Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
• Comply with employment law obligations

3. Legal Basis

• Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
• Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
• Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required

4. Who We Share Information With

Internal:

• HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration

*Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties:

Service providers who assist with:

• Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
• Background verification vendors (post offer)
• Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
• Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.


6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

7. Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.


Exceptions:

• You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
• You're hired (transfers to employee records)

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:

• Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law.


When you request access to your personal data, some information may be redacted if it includes the personal data of other individuals or information that we must protect in order to preserve their privacy rights.

9. Automated Decisions

Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing.

10. Contact - Candidates can send privacy questions to: View email address on click.appcast.io