Staff Software Engineer (Located in South Africa)

South Africa·Cape Townlead

Software EngineerSoftware Engineering

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Requirements Summary

BS or equivalent plus 10 years experience MS or equivalent plus 5 years experience Ph.D.

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Software EngineerSoftware Engineering

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

Responsibilities

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→Develops software using the KnowBe4 Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Methodologies
→Assist other team members by providing technical direction
→Defines approaches and solutions to complex technical problems
→Makes significant contributions in new technology, sometimes resulting in patents, trade secrets, and/or professional publications and presentations
→Translates KnowBe4's strategic goals into operational plans
→Provides coordination across functional boundaries.
→May act as team lead for larger sub-projects or entire, small projects

Requirements

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BS or equivalent plus 10 years experience
MS or equivalent plus 5 years experience
Ph.D. or equivalent plus 4 years experience
Training in secure coding practices (preferred)

What We Offer

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We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

No recruitment agencies, please.