Principal Software Engineer

Quick Heal · Bangalore

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Job Description:<table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Designation / Title </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Principal Software Engineer </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Experience (Years) </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> 7-10 years </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Joining Location </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Pune </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> About Quick Heal </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <a href="https://www.quickheal.co.in/quick-heal-security-solutions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quick Heal Technologies Ltd</a>, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pune, is India’s leading listed cybersecurity solutions provider with 23 offices and 1,000+ professionals. Through its enterprise arm <a href="https://www.seqrite.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seqrite</a>, the company delivers cutting-edge Zero Trust solutions to secure <a href="https://www.seqrite.com/endpoint-security/seqrite-endpoint-security" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">endpoints</a>, data, networks, and <a href="https://www.seqrite.com/enterprise-mobility-management/seqrite-workspace" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">users across industries and geographies</a>. Seqrite Labs powers its offerings with advanced threat research, intelligence, and real-time detection. Notably, Seqrite secured ISRO’s command & control center during the Chandrayaan 3 mission. Its services division provides consulting to corporates, PSUs, government, and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Core Purpose: Innovate to simplify digital security Vision: To be trusted globally as a cybersecurity leader Mission: Empower teams to solve business problems Seqrite stands out as a purpose-led organization that invests in people, fosters innovation, and offers opportunities to work on new technologies while building a safer digital world. </td> </tr> <tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:90.85pt;"> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:90.85pt;"> Job Summary (A brief overview of the role, its purpose, and key responsibilities.) </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:90.85pt;"> We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our Mac AV Endpoint team, responsible for the design, development, optimization, and long-term stability of our core endpoint modules. This role requires deep expertise in system-level programming, strong ownership of critical components, and the ability to drive performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across platforms. You will work on high-performance, security-critical code paths that run on millions of endpoints and directly impact product quality and customer experience. </td> </tr> <tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:90.85pt;"> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:90.85pt;"> Job Responsibilities (The key tasks and duties you will be expected to perform in this role.) </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:90.85pt;"> <ul style="margin-top:0cm;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Own end-to-end design and development of endpoint components (websecurity, real time protection, device control etc) and new features in Mac endpoint.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Drive performance optimization initiatives to improve CPU, memory, and I/O overhead</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Debug complex issues including deadlocks, race conditions, crashes, and memory leaks</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Lead root cause analysis for customer escalations and production issues</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Collaborate with QA, threat research, driver, and platform teams to deliver high-quality releases</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Review code, enforce secure coding and performance best practices, and mentor senior engineers</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Participate in architectural discussions and influence long-term endpoint modules roadmap</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Ensure backward compatibility and stability in legacy and evolving codebases</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Must Have Skills (The essential skills and expertise required to succeed in this role.) </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <ul style="margin-top:0cm;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Strong hands-on expertise in C / C++ </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Strong in Objective-c.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">System/Network Extension development/debugging</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Strong in macOS application/libraries debugging.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Good understanding of macOS Internals.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Strong experience in multi-threaded, concurrent programming</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Advanced debugging skills using GDB, strace, crash dumps, and logs</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Proven experience in performance profiling and tuning (CPU, memory, I/O)</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">Experience working with large, complex, and legacy codebases</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;">System Performance Analysis and Production Debugging</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.75pt;border:solid 1pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> Nice / Good to have skills (Additional skills that are not mandatory but give you an added advantage in this role.) </td> <td width="468" valign="top" style="width:350.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid 1pt;border-right:solid 1pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <ul style="margin-top:0cm;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;">Cross-platform development experience (macOS /Windows/Linux)</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;">Proven experience in Make file, Git and Bitbucket </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> (Benefits to be added)

Collected experience requirement

7 - 10 Years