Key skills
DockerLinuxPerlPythonSQLCBashAICI/CD
About this role
Role Overview
- Leverage AI-assisted workflows across the engineering lifecycle
- Enable and support Linux-based software platforms
- Upgrade, patch, and validate core OS libraries and toolchains
- Contribute to cryptography, security, and compliance initiatives
- Perform deep system-level debugging across hardware, kernel, build, and user-space layers
- Plan, integrate, and validate complex tool chain and dependency changes
Requirements
- 4–8 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong programming skills in C
- Solid understanding of Linux internals and kernel fundamentals
- Strong working knowledge of build systems and CI/CD automation
- Proficiency in writing, reading, and debugging Make files
- Working proficiency in Python, Perl, or Bash
- Familiarity with Docker, YAML, JSON, SQL, and the broader open-source ecosystem
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted engineering tools (good to have)
Tech Stack
- Docker
- Linux
- Perl
- Python
- SQL
Benefits
- Sophos operates a remote-first working model
- Great sense of fun and team spirit
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks
- Annual charity and fundraising initiatives
- Global employee sustainability initiatives
- Global fitness and trivia competitions
- Global wellbeing days
- Monthly wellbeing webinars and training