Backend Software Engineer; Java​/Scala

Remote, Canada

Lookout, Inc. is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader delivering advanced protection for the most vulnerable element of any enterprise security strategy — human error and manipulation. Cloud-native by design, the Lookout platform offers rapid, scalable deployment and simplified security operations, defending the frontline of human‑centric attacks—the mobile device.

Attackers now target the human element more than ever, with mobile devices providing the most direct path to their victims. Using social engineering techniques that exploit basic human instincts like trust, curiosity, and urgency, they deceive users into revealing sensitive credentials, allowing them to slip past legacy security solutions.

Lookout Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) continuously monitors mobile endpoints for signs of human‑centric attacks, as well as traditional malware, software vulnerabilities, and other anomalous activity. It uses advanced threat detection techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioral analysis, to identify threats before they spread across the enterprise.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position immediately.

As a Software Engineer on the Security Intelligence team, you will contribute broadly to the detection engines, analysis systems, and other core intellectual property s position offers the opportunity to tackle challenging problems and join the team that provides the fundamental technological building blocks for Lookout’s Security Platform, which underlies our personal and enterprise products. The platform analyzes millions of apps daily and is trusted by Google to spot potentially harmful applications before they reach the Play Store, as well as by leading telecommunications providers to protect their customers.

You must be open‑minded to exploring new areas and continuously improving existing systems, working in high‑scale cloud systems or directly on mobile platforms.

• Enable threat hunting for state‑level security actors and their infrastructure.
• Support processing of continuously acquired Android and iOS applications.
• Identify components and functionality of mobile applications to determine their behavior and evaluate potential privacy risks.
• Invent new app analysis techniques, engines, and domain‑specific languages.
• Participate in hackathons and innovation fairs.

• A strong motivation for self‑directed learning while collaborating with experts across Lookout engineering teams.
• Experience reverse engineering mobile applications and runtimes.
• Experience with mobile devices and platforms.
• Experience designing/implementing large‑scale, distributed, production‑class software on public cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: object‑oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Functional programming experience is highly desired.
• Desire and ability to work across platforms and languages.
• A quality‑oriented mindset with a strong commitment to automated testing, metrics collection, monitoring, and continuous improvement in all of your work.
• Ability to drive features from conception to deployment in an agile team with continual delivery.
• 8+ years of overall development experience.
• BS degree in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.

• Primarily Scala, with some Java, and occasionally Ruby (in JVM).
• iOS, Android, and their respective development tool chains.
• Graph, SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases including Tinker Pop, Elastic Search, and others.
• AWS and GCP primitives and distributed technologies.

The Canadian base salary range for this full‑time position is available below. We offer base + bonus + equity + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all Canadian locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Remote, Canada

$130,000 - $170,000 CAD