Staff Software Engineer - C++ Endpoint Security, Collection Engineering (Data Protection Team)

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.

About Us

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 Staff Software Engineer - C++ Endpoint Security, Collection Engineering (Data Protection Team), you will be tasked with designing and implementing 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?

Primary responsibilities include:

• Lead, 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?

Ideal candidates will have:

• 7+ 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.
• Security Domain Expertise
• Technical leadership experience
• Exposure to a multi-stack environment, working across agent, backend, and frontend systems.

Why us?

AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one, we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed, not as an add-on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together, this is that place.

We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:

Equity & Rewards

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Time Off & Wellbeing

• Competitive leave benefits
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Employee Assistant Program
• Workout sessions and a Wellness App

Insurance & Financial Security

• Medical and insurance benefits
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work Perks & Flexibility

• Global home office allowance
• Mobile phone reimbursement

SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.