Software Engineer II – C​/C++, Java & HSM Firmware

Join us at Entrust At Entrust, we’re shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible, global workplace, we empower careers, foster collaboration, and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely.

Headquartered in Minnesota, Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions, serving over 150 countries with cutting-edge, scalable technologies. But our secret weapon? Our people. It’s the curiosity, dedication, and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future.

The Software Engineer II will play a pivotal role in designing and developing a comprehensive suite of smart card personalization products, which are essential for customizing both physical and digital credit cards. Their primary focus will be creating HSM firmware that supports our robust key management solution. Beyond this responsibility, the candidate will also contribute to projects using Java and other modern web technologies, ensuring alignment with the latest industry security standards.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working independently, leveraging their expertise, strong troubleshooting and debugging abilities, and sound judgment to achieve objectives efficiently.

• Passionately design, develop, test, document and deploy software
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions
• Participate in requirement reviews, optimize existing systems, code reviews, unit testing and documentation
• Work with the team on new requirements and collaborate with other groups within organization
• Exhibit a process-oriented mind set
• Function independently with project assignments and with minimal supervision
• Knowledgeable about secure development life cycle, threat modelling, and web application security assessments

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent degree in a technology discipline.
• 3+ years’ experience in C programming
• Experience with cryptographic programming – PKCS#11, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, padding schemes, key management
• Experience working with multi-person teams and projects
• Experience with one or more of Java, C#, Python or React

• Experience with Git, Bit Bucket, Jira, Jenkins
• Low-level security protocols, security standards/vulnerabilities. obfuscation
• Experience with multi-threaded development
• Web services, REST, SOAP
• Experienced with agile processes, methodologies, and tools
• Familiarity with PCI and FIPS-140 requirements
• Familiarity with EMV specification
• Experience in embedded software development
• Experience with XML and JSON parsing and manipulation
• Experience with optimizing code for performance and troubleshooting performance issues
• Linux experience

• Become a subject matter expert on our custom HSM firmware
• Help the development team evolve the architecture and stack
• Identify opportunities to drive innovation, accelerate product launches, and remove bottlenecks to deliver results faster.
• Make impactful contributions by helping the team design and code to match the product team’s vision and also continue expanding knowledge base

This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in our Shakopee, MN headquarters office.

Our growing company relies on curious, dedicated and innovative colleagues to anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries, serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers. Each year, our solutions secure billions of transactions — and every day, our technologies issue and manage more than 10 million secure identities.

How do we do all of this? Together. At Entrust, we don’t just offer jobs – we offer career journeys. Here is what you can expect when you join our team:
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