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Senior Software Engineer, Core Development
Boulder, CO or Mountain View, CA :: Engineering

Webroot Software, Inc., founded in 1997, is a highly successful, private security software & services company and the creator of the award-winning Spy Sweeper® line of products. Globally recognized, we have an outstanding history of delivering award-winning, best of breed security solutions for consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Webroot defined and pioneered the anti-spyware market building it into a $100 million business. Webroot continues to develop innovative security and privacy protection products for internet peace of mind including anti-virus and parental controls applications. Our headquarters are located at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, and our Advanced Development campus is located in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Webroot is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Core Development team.  This Developer will perform product design, implementation, release testing, and beta support projects. The Developer will operate under minimal supervision. The ideal candidate will participate in the implementation of solutions that employ leading-edge technologies in a Win32 and Win64 kernel development environment. A high energy level, the ability to set and achieve goals, and great interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Estimate development schedules and determine project scope
• Design and create code that meets design specifications, follows standards, is easy to maintain and is reasonably free from defects
• Document the intended implementation, review it with others.
• Fix kernel mode issues reported, and assist other engineers fixing their issues in both user and kernel modes
• Troubleshoot and debug in-field and in-house defects
• Communicate with other developers, product managers and technical support specialists on product issues
• Work with QA team to ensure that the product is fully tested
• Interface with Documentation to see that all enhancements, bug fixes, and new products are documented
• Mentor team members on solutions to complex problems

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 6+ years proven work experience coding in C/C++ and/or Intel x86 Assembler Language
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft operating systems
• Experience developing Windows Kernel Mode Device Drivers under Windows NT/2K/2K3/XP
• Experience with NDIS, TDI, and other kernel-level networking interfaces is highly desired.
• Expert knowledge of multi-processor multi-threaded synchronization
• Experience with OS Filter Drivers
• Expert knowledge of windows hooks, process/thread management, file system management, and memory management at the kernel level
• Proficient using kernel debuggers (WinDBG, SoftIce, IDA) and Visual Studio
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Development Principles and UML or other structured design methodologies a plus

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Virus detection, removal and interdiction knowledge
• Root kit knowledge
• Spy identification and removal
• Windows Registry manipulation and security
• ACL/DACL use
• Compression/Decompression library use
• Windows Cryptology API
• Network API
• Low level disk structure
• Forensics and Post Mortem diagnostics

Privately held and backed by some of the industry's leading top tier venture capital firms, including Technology Crossover Ventures, Accel Partners and Mayfield, Webroot is continuing to build and capitalize upon proven successes and leadership in the security market. Our employees are our most valuable resource and we provide them with the benefits, compensation and stock they deserve. Candidates should be self-directed and able to balance a team approach with personal initiative. Webroot Software, Inc. is headquartered in Boulder, CO with offices in Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia.

If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized worldwide leader in security technology, send your resume to jlandau@webroot.com for consideration.

Principals only- no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.