Senior Software Engineer (AI and Networking)

Full-time Other-General

Role Summary

Sophos Firewall is the flagship product of Sophos, operating in the network security domain to protect customer network traffic when deployed in router or switch mode.

As part of the NSG Engineering Group, you will join the Firewall Assistant team in a senior capacity. This team focuses on leveraging AI to interpret natural language queries, deliver intelligent recommendations, and automate firewall operations while upholding enterprise-grade security and compliance standards. The team’s vision is to evolve firewall management from a complex, error-prone manual process into an intuitive, conversational experience—enabling security teams to operate with greater speed, accuracy, and confidence.

What you will do

Own and deliver production-grade AI assistant capabilities, including agent workflows, tool integrations, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and developer automation initiatives.

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