Agent Engineer

The Role:

Halcyon’s goal is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that breaks new ground as to what a security product can deliver.  Aligned with this goal, Halcyon is looking for an experienced engineer to contribute to the development of our Windows and Linux agents.  Our agent is the main endpoint communications hub and analysis engine that is used to help ensure our customers are protected from the threat of ransomware.

Responsibilities:

• Write multi-platform code that can transform messages, process data, communicate over IPC channels, interface with components in different languages, and interact with Web APIs.

• Diagnose and fix issues using a debugger or by analyzing software logs.

• Optimize code using profiling tools.

• Write tests for your code to ensure quality.

• Contribute to and follow Coding Style guidelines

• Communicate with other developers and teams to ensure that the component works well within the product architecture

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to develop high-quality code in Rust

• Experience with Linux and/or Windows APIs

• Knowledge and experience with the following Rust crates: threading, async, tokio

• Familiarity with SQL

Bonus Skills and Qualifications:

• Knowledge of additional languages (Python/C++)

• Familiarity with tools for Rust / C++ interoperability such as, bindgen, cpp!, autocxx/cxx crate, cbindgen

• Knowledge of Linux or Windows Kernel

Benefits:

 Halcyon offers the following benefits to eligible employees:

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.

• 401k plan with a generous employer contribution.

• Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life and AD&D insurance plans.

• Medical and dependent care FSA options.

• Flexible PTO policy.

• Parental leave.

• Generous equity offering.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​

Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $180,000

Bonus Target: 10%