Junior Java R&D Software Engineer - Gent

Join our Java team at Guardsquare, a software product company, where you will have the opportunity to work on our open source project ProGuard, our commercial product DexGuard, and new Java-based products. As a software engineer, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving our software, as well as providing email support to our customers. With a focus on compiler technology, obfuscation, and optimization techniques, you will contribute to making Java and Android applications smaller, faster, and more secure against reverse engineering and tampering. This role offers a competitive salary package, a flexible work environment, and the chance to have a direct impact on our products and the mobile application security market.

• Develop and maintain the open source project ProGuard and the security product DexGuard
• Use compiler technology and obfuscation, encryption, and optimization techniques to make Java and Android applications smaller, faster, and more hardened against reverse engineering and tampering
• Possess knowledge of Java and have experience with Linux
• Have an interest in low-level programming, compiler technology, obfuscation, optimization technologies, and information security
• Familiarity with Android and the Android build tools such as Gradle and ProGuard
• Collaborate with a small international team to solve challenging problems and create high-quality software products
• Design, develop, maintain, and improve software products
• Provide email support to customers
• Research the latest compiler and mobile security technology
• Work in an international environment with diverse colleagues
• Share and implement ideas
• Maintain a work-life balance with a hybrid work policy
• Contribute to the diversity and multiculturalism of the company
• Strive for excellence as part of a dynamic team.

• Knowledge of Java
• Experience with Linux
• Interest in low level programming
• Interest in compiler technology (Java bytecode, complex application processing) or obfuscation or optimization technologies
• Interest in information security
• Experience with reverse engineering and the commonly used tools
• Familiarity with Android and the Android build tools: Gradle, ProGuard...
• Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English

• Tools and flexibility for successful self-development
• International environment with motivated and open colleagues from different backgrounds
• Opportunity to share and implement ideas
• Hybrid work policy for excellent work-life balance
• Diverse and multicultural company with team members from numerous nationalities
• Value for different perspectives and opinions
• Continuous education and enhancement in skills
• Encouragement and empowerment to share opinions, collaborate, learn, and grow
• Opportunity to join a market leader in mobile application security
• Complete approach to mobile application security
• Integration across the development cycle
• Enhanced mobile application security from early development to publication
• Identification of security risks and protection against reverse engineering and tampering
• Offices in Leuven (Belgium), Boston (USA), and Munich (Germany)