Head of Security Engineering & Malware Research

An established global cybersecurity product company with a long-standing track record of building high-load Linux-based security solutions. Their technology secures hundreds of thousands of servers worldwide and protects tens of millions of web environments for some of the world's largest infrastructure providers and enterprises.

They operate as a fully remote, engineering-first organization with 200+ specialists focused on systems programming, deep-level security, and high-availability DevOps.

Role

A strategic and technical Head of Malware Research & Engineering to lead Cloud Detection & Analysis Department. You will oversee three specialized teams (20+ people) responsible for the heart of security ecosystem: the malware detection engine, cloud-based analysis infrastructure, and the end-to-end threat intelligence lifecycle.

This is a high-impact leadership role that combines deep architectural oversight of distributed systems with the management of elite security researchers and software engineers.

Mission

Own the end-to-end pipeline - from ingestion of 10M+ unique daily samples to real-time verdict delivery on global server fleets
Define the roadmap for malware analysis, automated signature generation, and ML-driven classification
Guide decisions on massive-scale data processing using Airflow, Kafka, ClickHouse, and modern Python/Rust stacks
Drive the integration of LLMs and transformers for automated code analysis and malware rule creation
Mentor and scale a multi-disciplinary department across three global teams, fostering a culture of operational excellence and rapid incident response

Requirements

Proven experience leading security labs or product departments, successfully managing the bridge between pure research and production-ready security features
8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in a "manager of managers" or multi-team leadership role
Deep credibility in static/dynamic analysis, heuristic engines, and the lifecycle of false-positive/negative remediation
Professional experience with distributed data engineering (Airflow, message queues like Kafka/RabbitMQ) and high-volume storage/DB architectures (Ceph, ClickHouse, MongoDB)
Experience managing CI/CD for security products where release quality is critical to maintaining global infrastructure uptime
Comfortable working in a 100% remote, geographically distributed environment

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in web infrastructure security (securing large-scale web server environments and multi-tenant platforms)
Experience applying Machine Learning (Transformers, LLMs) to code analysis and threat detection
Deep knowledge of PHP internals or dynamic analysis via sandboxing/emulation
Practical experience with GCP (Secret Manager, Cloud Storage) in a security context

Core Stack

Languages: Python (Primary), Rust, PHP, SQL
Data & Orchestration: Apache Airflow, Kafka, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Redis
Infrastructure: Bare metal & GCP, Docker, Ceph/S3-compatible storage
Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Grafana, Sentry

Benefits

Salary: Competitive compensation package based on seniority and expertise, discussed individually with successful candidates
Work Mode: 100% Remote (Global)
Timezone: Primarily CET ±

Head of Security Engineering & Malware Research

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