AI Software Engineer

About Us

Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. 

Role Summary

Are you interested in joining a team that is responsible for the research and development of next-generation security products that are actively used by a large number of customers every day? Are you interested in developing high-performance tooling to support big data machine-learning projects? Are you interested in learning how to build and deploy practical high-performance machine-learning models for real-world problems? 

The Sophos Artificial Intelligence (Sophos AI or SAI) department is looking for Software Engineers to join our software engineering team. This position focuses on developing and supporting AWS cloud-based big data tooling and analytics. As a member of our team, you will work on the development and maintenance of our internal test systems to ensure the superior quality of deliverables used by Sophos products to provide protection to all our customers. To succeed in this role you will be passionate about developing high-quality deliverables, continuous improvement, and cooperation between global teams and keen to use your excellent skills to contribute to the success of the Sophos Artificial Intelligence team. 

What You Will Do

• Software Development. – Innovate, design, develop and deliver features into the Sophos AI automated systems area, focusing on ML systems taking it to an industry leading next generation position.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify key metrics, put measurement in place and work on to meet them. Do this using the Agile Software development framework of SCRUM.
• DevOps – Implement CI/CD, operational metrics and monitoring for Sophos AI systems and support them.

What You Will Bring

• Experience in Agile software development 
• Proven track record of designing & developing reliable, maintainable, high-quality code that’s well unit-tested 
• Minimum 2 years experience in Python 
• Minimum 1 year experience in some (R)DBMS and SQL
• Experience with AWS services would be great, but not a must
• Experience in portable C & C++ development would be useful sometimes 
• Proficient in using development tools (source control, static analysis, issue tracking, etc. 
• Have good problem solving and troubleshooting skills 
• Able to work in small groups but also independently if needed 
• Not afraid to share your opinion on how to get things better
• Fluency in English 

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Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 

· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

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