Staff Software Engineer- Linux & Cloud Workload Security

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- Linux & Cloud Workload Security, you will lead a squad building Linux and cloud workload security detection capabilities, from researching the threat landscape to designing detection strategies and delivering them at scale. You will own the squad's technical direction, delivery and people growth while staying hands-on with the hardest problems, from low-level kernel hooks to complex detection engines. Your work will protect thousands of customers worldwide, including enterprises, public sector organizations and some of the largest companies in the world.

What Will You Do?

Primary responsibilities include:

Lead a squad of engineers, owning its technical direction, delivery and results end to end

Own the squad's performance management: set goals and expectations, give continuous feedback, conduct performance reviews and support career growth

Own the squad's Scrum process, including planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and sprint reviews, keeping delivery predictable and transparent

Define the squad's roadmap with Product and Research, turning loosely defined problems into a clear multi-quarter plan and well-scoped work

Take end-to-end responsibility for new detection capabilities, from researching the Linux and container security landscape to designing detection strategies and algorithms

Architect and deliver innovative security solutions at scale, working across the stack from low-level kernel hooks to detection engines and systems engineering

Lead modeling and proofs of concept for complex, high-risk problems and drive the successful ones into production

Set the technical bar through design reviews, thorough code reviews and engineering standards and best practices

Partner with Product, Research, QA and other engineering teams to align priorities, manage dependencies and communicate status and risks

Serve as the technical escalation point for complex customer issues and requests within the squad's domain

What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?

Ideal candidates will have:

Significant experience in software development, with a track record of designing and delivering complex systems at scale

Proven experience leading a team or squad, including mentoring engineers, giving performance feedback and running Agile/Scrum delivery

Deep knowledge of Linux internals and security, such as kernel hooks, eBPF, system calls and process and file behavior

Strong understanding of container and cloud workload technologies, such as container runtimes, Kubernetes and cloud platforms

Experience in detection engineering, threat research or security product development, and in designing detection strategies and algorithms

Strong programming skills in languages such as C/C++ or Rust, and the ability to architect solutions from loosely defined problems

Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and stakeholders

Why SentinelOne?

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

Study Fund

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.

To learn more about how we use AI in our hiring process, please review our AI in Hiring Candidate Disclosure .