Halcyon

Linux Agent Engineer

Halcyon

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Write high-performance code in Rust and C for eBPF probes, user-space components, and kernel interactions
  • Handle core agent operations including data processing pipelines, inter-component communication, and system integration for the Linux endpoint agent
  • Design and develop eBPF programs and/or kernel-level drivers for behavioral monitoring and security event detection
  • Optimize eBPF program performance and ensure compatibility across different Linux kernel versions
  • Work with multi-platform logic in Rust while ensuring compatibility and optimal performance across different operating systems and architectures
  • Use logs, debuggers, and profiling tools to analyze performance, diagnose issues, and ensure correct behavior
  • Write unit and integration tests for your code, adhering to consistent coding style guidelines and overall product architecture
  • Communicate effectively with other developers and teams to ensure the component integrates well within the overall product architecture and maintains interoperability across platforms

Requirements

  • Ability to develop high-quality production code in Rust
  • Strong experience with eBPF development including writing eBPF programs, user-space loaders, and event processing pipelines
  • Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, system calls, and kernel data structures
  • Experience with eBPF toolchains and libraries (libbpf, BPF CO-RE, bpftool, or similar)
  • Proficiency debugging kernel-level code and eBPF programs using tools like bpftrace, perf, or similar
  • Knowledge and experience with the following Rust crates: threading, async, tokio
  • Experience with Linux driver development or kernel module programming
Benefits
  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
  • 401k plan with 3% employer match
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
RustCeBPFLinux kernel internalsevent processing pipelinesunit testingintegration testingkernel module programmingdebuggingperformance optimization
Soft Skills
effective communication