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# AI-Native Software Engineer - MD Core at OPSWAT

- **Company:** OPSWAT
- **Location:** Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://www.opswat.com/jobs/4724688005?gh_jid=4724688005

## Job description

OPSWAT, a global leader in IT, OT, and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity, delivers an end-to-end platform that gives public and private sector organizations and enterprises the critical advantage needed to protect their complex networks, secure their devices, and ensure compliance. Over the last 20 years our commitment to innovative technology has earned the trust of more than 1,700 organizations, governments, and institutions globally, solidifying our role in protecting the world’s critical infrastructure and securing our way of life.

The Position

MetaDefender Core is OPSWAT's file security platform, trusted where the stakes are highest: nuclear plants, defense networks, the banks that move the world's money. It's a high-performance engine, shipped everywhere from cloud and containers to on-premises and air-gapped deployments.

This role is for the engineer who would rather design the system than type every line of it: you set the architecture, a fleet of AI agents builds with you — code, tests, docs, in parallel — and you hold the one job that cannot be delegated: knowing what correct looks like, and proving it. Most companies are still debating whether their engineers may use AI. Here, it is the operating model.

## What You Will be Doing

- Contribute to features end to end: clarify requirements, participate in design discussions, implement, test, debug, and help ship features, with ownership growing as you develop.
- Use AI as part of your daily engineering workflow: work with tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, and documentation, while reviewing and validating AI-generated output before it ships.
- Contribute to the team's AI-assisted development workflow: help improve agent configurations, prompt/context templates (e.g., CLAUDE.md and project rules), MCP integrations, and guardrails.
- Write and improve tests and quality checks that verify intended behavior, catch regressions, and help make AI-generated code production-ready.
- Build and share effective AI-assisted engineering practices with the team, including reusable prompts, workflows, and approaches for reviewing AI-generated code.
- Develop strong debugging skills by investigating issues that cannot easily be delegated to AI, from reproducing bugs and analyzing logs to diagnosing concurrency, OS, and environment-specific problems.
- Work across Windows and Linux environments, and gain exposure to cloud, containerized, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments.
- Prototype and evaluate AI-powered product capabilities, such as LLM-assisted analysis, automated triage, or AI-assisted support for new integrations.
- Collaborate with Product Management and QA to understand requirements, make technical trade-offs, and deliver reliable product features.

## What We Need from You

- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 1+ years of professional experience with a track record of feature ownership.
- Good understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and common design patterns
- Experience with multi-threaded programming and system design
- Excellent coding and debugging skills, including comfort navigating a large existing codebase and diagnosing issues across OS boundaries (processes, services, permissions)
- An AI-native development mindset: hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and agentic tools in real development work, with the judgment to review, verify, and test AI-generated code before it ships.
- Working knowledge of LLM fundamentals: prompt and context design, tool/function calling, evaluating outputs, and data-privacy considerations when using AI on proprietary code
- Hands-on experience in design reviews
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts.
- Good English is a plus point.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Development experience on Windows, Linux platforms

It Would be Nice if You Had

- A real track record shipping and maintaining production systems, in any tech-stack.
- Hands-on Rust or C++ - shortens your ramp, does not gate the door
- Building AI agents or agentic pipelines yourself: tool contracts, structured output, multi-step orchestration
- Performance profiling; networking (OSI)
- Cybersecurity concepts, or components of a security product
- Hands-on experience with DBMS (e.g. SQLite, PostgreSQL)
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

#LI-Onsite

OPSWAT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are extended to all employees and applicants, free of discrimination and harassment of any type. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements, and business needs without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Recruiting Agencies: we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party agencies for any of our open positions. To submit resumes for our jobs, there must be a recruiting contract approved by our legal team and endorsed by both parties. We are currently not accepting additional 3rd party agencies at this time.

## About OPSWAT

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OPSWAT protects the world’s critical infrastructure by securing every file, device, and data transfer across IT, OT, and air-gapped networks using its AI-powered MetaDefender Platform.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed; $125M total funding raised; bootstrapped for many years)
- **Headquarters**: Tampa, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Benny Czarny

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity (critical infrastructure protection)
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Government – including nuclear facilities, defense networks, energy grids, financial institutions, and other mission-critical organizations.
- **Mission / purpose**: “Trust no file. Trust no device.” – prevent known, unknown, and AI-generated threats from reaching the systems the world depends on.

## Products & Services
- **MetaDefender Platform** (SaaS / On-premises / Hybrid): Unified cybersecurity platform providing file security, email security, removable media protection, network security, cross-domain transfer, endpoint compliance, and cloud security. Key technologies: Deep CDR™ (Content Disarm and Reconstruction), Metascan™ Multiscanning (30+ anti-malware engines), AI-driven threat prediction, Adaptive Sandbox, Proactive DLP, and File-Based Vulnerability Assessment.
- **Peripheral & Removable Media Protection**: Kiosk-based scanning and compliance enforcement for USB drives and transient assets.
- **Managed File Transfer**: Secure cross-boundary file movement with built-in threat prevention, policy enforcement, and audit trails.
- **Data Diode & Security Gateway Solutions**: Hardware-enforced unidirectional data transfer for air-gapped and segmented networks.
- **Email Security**: Neutralizes weaponized attachments and embedded threats using Deep CDR and Multiscanning.
- **Access & Endpoint Security (OESIS Framework)**: Assesses device posture before granting network access, covering managed and unmanaged devices.
- **OPSWAT Academy**: Professional certification in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) – 28 courses, 456,000+ registered students, 268,000+ certified.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue $110M (LinkedIn, 2025 estimate); Total Funding $125M
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not explicitly listed in search results, but the company is trusted by 98% of U.S. nuclear power facilities and 1,500+ organizations in 80+ countries
- **Growth Signals**: 854 employees (+16.9% YoY, +167 people); operates in 28 countries (including Vietnam, Romania, Hungary, UK, Israel); pre-validated against NIST 800-53, CMMC 2.0, NERC CIP, Zero Trust, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NEI 08-09 Rev 6

## Competitive Advantages
- **Prevention-first philosophy** – stops threats before execution, unlike detection-based tools.
- **Deep CDR™ Technology** – reconstructs files to remove malware while preserving usability.
- **Multiscanning with 30+ anti-malware engines** – near 100% detection rate.
- **AI embedded natively** – predicts and neutralizes AI-generated threats.
- **Air-gap and cross-domain expertise** – data diodes and security gateways for the most sensitive networks.
- **Regulatory compliance** – validated for the world’s most rigorous standards in nuclear, defense, and critical infrastructure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening AI capabilities** in threat prediction and content verification.
- **Expanding the MetaDefender Platform** to cover more attack surfaces (Cloud, OT, IT).
- **Growing the OPSWAT Academy** to train a global workforce in CIP.
- **Scaling global reach** – already in 28 countries, targeting more government and enterprise segments.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-oriented, innovative, transparent, and collaborative. “You are trusted to do your job” – teams have ownership and autonomy. Open communication across all levels.
- **Remote / Hybrid / Office**: Flexible-work arrangements; global offices in Tampa, Vietnam, Romania, Hungary, UK, Israel, and others.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive salaries, excellent insurance, stock options, generous PTO, multifaceted reward programs, quarterly/annual reviews.
- **Workplace Wellness**: Green office spaces, workout/exercise facilities, friendly environment, work-life balance emphasis.
- **Training & Development**: OPSWAT Academy provides privileged CIP certification; mentorship and career growth programs.
- **Recognition**: Named one of the best companies to work for in Asia by HR Asia Magazine.

## Sources
1. [OPSWAT Website](https://www.opswat.com/)
2. [OPSWAT Company Page](https://www.opswat.com/company)
3. [OPSWAT About Page](https://www.opswat.com/company/about)
4. [OPSWAT Careers Page](https://www.opswat.com/careers)
5. [OPSWAT LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/opswat)

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