Guardsquare provides mobile application security tools—app security testing, code hardening, runtime protection and visibility—for Android and iOS (DexGuard, iXGuard), protecting apps and embedded SDKs from reverse engineering and tampering.
<h4><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Summary</span></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are looking for a passionate compiler engineer with a strong interest in software security to join our team working on iXGuard. Our LLVM-based software protection product focuses on hardening iOS applications against both static analysis and dynamic tampering.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The ideal candidate loves to come up with new ideas for our next code hardening layer to counter reverse engineering techniques and runtime hooking. You make good use of the available flexibility in our team to test those ideas and experiment further. The person we are looking to hire is able to prioritize tasks and constantly tries to improve our codebase. He or she is a disciplined and independent worker who takes pride in his or her work.</span></p> <p> </p> <h4><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsibilities</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maintain and improve our existing code base.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Research, test and implement additional code hardening techniques.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support customers in the usage of our software.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Continuously improve the code quality through extensive testing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Stay up-to-date with reverse engineering practices.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <h4><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Profile</span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Master's degree in Computer Science.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ideally 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar role.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excellent modern C++ skills.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Previous experience working with complex code bases.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with LLVM tools and libraries.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with compiler internals.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Interest in low level programming and debugging practices that come with it.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What Guardsquare offers you</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A full time job with a competitive salary package</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You are provided with the tools & flexibility to develop yourself successfully </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">An international environment where you will interact with motivated & open colleagues with different backgrounds</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A workplace where you can share and implement your ideas</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A hybrid work policy, which helps guarantee an excellent work-life balance</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Guardsquare, we take pride in being a diverse and multicultural company with team members representing numerous nationalities. We value different perspectives and opinions throughout the business which has contributed to our being <span style="font-weight: bold;">the market leader in mobile application security. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will be part of a <span style="font-weight: bold;">dynamic </span>team that strives for excellence and focuses on continuous education and enhancement in skills. We <span style="font-weight: bold;">encourage & empower</span> our <span style="font-weight: bold;">trusted colleague</span>s to