Overview
In this role, you will help shape Elastic Defend by researching and shipping innovative endpoint protection features. You'll work with a cross-functional Security team to tackle real-world attacker techniques and broaden visibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Your work directly impacts customers by reducing threat exposure at scale and guiding the evolution of the platform. You'll lead initiatives, mentor engineers, and share findings with the wider security community to advance protective technologies.
Compensaciones / Beneficios competitive pay
health coverage for you and family
versátil locations and schedules
generous vacation days
donation matching up to $2000
volunteer hours allowance (up to 40 hours per year)
Responsabilidades Research attacker techniques and translate findings into shipped protections
Extend endpoint visibility by instrumenting new event sources across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Develop production C/C++ code for millions of endpoints with performance and stability in mind
Reverse engineer malware and understand evasion to harden protections




Own efficacy end-to-end by reviewing telemetry, investigating false positives, and mitigating performance issues
Extend protection parity across platforms and architectures, including macOS, Linux, and new hardware
Collaborate with detection engineers, malware researchers, and data scientists to align telemetry with protection
Lead technical direction on multi-release initiatives and mentor junior engineers
Publish research and contribute to Elastic Security Labs and open-source projects
Requisitos principales 6+ years of experience with attacker TTPs and detection methods
6+ years of development experience in C, C++, and Python
Deep OS internals knowledge (Windows depth preferred)
Reverse engineering and malware analysis experience
Adversarial mindset to anticipate evasion
Collaborative, autonomous, and communicative in distributed teams
Proven ability to apply AI to accelerate development

📌 Senior Security Research Engineer (Granada)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Granada