Software Development Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a passionate Software Development Engineer to join our collaborative team. If you have a strong interest in software development, the use of AI-based tools, and have a passion for cybersecurity and product quality, we want to hear from you!

In this role, you will demonstrate a solid understanding of the full software development life cycle. You will think like a user to design and implement innovative solutions, and you will possess the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies, including the use of the latest AI-based tools to enhance your workflows. You will also strive to ensure that the quality of the customer experience is never compromised.

As an integral member of our dynamic development team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of privacy-focused technology! You will be at the forefront of innovation, helping to develop our cloud-based solutions dedicated to safeguarding user privacy and ensuring that the quality of customer experience is never compromised.

As cybersecurity continues to grow in importance to us all, this is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact within McAfee's consumer business. You will play a vital role in safeguarding our customers' privacy and ensuring their digital lives remain secure. Join us in this important mission!

This position is a Hybrid position based in Waterloo or Toronto, Canada. You must be within a commutable distance to one of these two locations. You will be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis; when not working onsite, you will work remotely from your home location.

• Utilizing your object-oriented development skills, familiarity with technologies such as Go, Postman, AWS, Git, and Docker will be advantageous.
• Experiencing with LLMs and use of AI-enhanced development practices will be critical for this role
• Develop cloud solutions that promote standards, security, and efficiency across the ecosystem.
• Build cost efficient and performance infrastructure on the AWS cloud platform.
• Create detailed design specifications, test and performance guidelines.
• Research and innovate to find solutions to challenging technical problems.
• Be an important player on an agile development team.
• You will craft detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases that are optimized for automation.

• You have 2 to 5 years of software development experience in Go.
• You have a firm understanding of cloud engineering concepts, best practices and Linux platform experience.
• You have experience developing, and debugging cloud software in Linux-based environments.
• You are proficient in Go, familiar with the toolchain and hands-on experience using it.
• You have experience in a continuous delivery environment using test-driven development (TDD).
• You have sound expertise in Linux scripting, debugging and troubleshooting.
• You are experienced with network protocols and have excellent knowledge of cloud design principals, cloud architecture, and cloud security.
• You have experience in deployment and management of server- side software on AWS platform.

McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we’ve built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive.

We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Bonus Program
• Pension and Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.