Staff Protocol Dissection Engineer
dragos • United States
Posted: April 8, 2026
Job Description
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Protocol Dissection Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for dissecting and analyzing various communication protocols, engaging with customers to understand their needs, rapidly prototyping solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, reverse engineering, and sales.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend systems and products using Rust
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to build and deliver features rapidly
- Optimize system performance, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput applications
- Identify and suggest solutions to problems impacting the team
- Develop production code for new features and bug fixes
- Design and write automated tests that will ensure the integrity of our software
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in the design, development, and debugging of distributed software
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision
- Working knowledge of connection oriented and connectionless network protocol stacks (bonus for ICS network protocols)
- Solid understanding of memory safety, performance optimization, and ownership model in Rust
- Familiarity with design choices and best practices in Rust
- Experience working in protocol dissection, networking, and Linux systems programming
- Experience with microservice system architecture and design patterns
- Experience with unit and automated testing frameworks
- Understanding of network security or a desire to learn about network security
Compensation:
- Salary: $192,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
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Additional Content
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Protocol Dissection Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for dissecting and analyzing various communication protocols, engaging with customers to understand their needs, rapidly prototyping solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, reverse engineering, and sales.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend systems and products using Rust
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to build and deliver features rapidly
- Optimize system performance, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput applications
- Identify and suggest solutions to problems impacting the team
- Develop production code for new features and bug fixes
- Design and write automated tests that will ensure the integrity of our software
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in the design, development, and debugging of distributed software
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision
- Working knowledge of connection oriented and connectionless network protocol stacks (bonus for ICS network protocols)
- Solid understanding of memory safety, performance optimization, and ownership model in Rust
- Familiarity with design choices and best practices in Rust
- Experience working in protocol dissection, networking, and Linux systems programming
- Experience with microservice system architecture and design patterns
- Experience with unit and automated testing frameworks
- Understanding of network security or a desire to learn about network security
Compensation:
- Salary: $192,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
#LI-NH1 #LI-REMOTE