Lab Engineer - Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS)

About the Position

We are seeking a Lab Engineer - Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) to join our team in Gdansk, Poland. This role involves leading the design of a hardware threat detection validation lab and architecting scalable telemetry collection pipelines. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in hardware validation, silicon bring-up, or security lab engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the hardware threat detection validation lab, including automation infrastructure, dataset management, and safety controls for malware handling.
• Define and own the lab engineering roadmap, aligning test coverage to product milestones.
• Architect scalable PMC telemetry collection pipelines across malware variants and multiple Zen-generation platforms.
• Drive malware dataset expansion strategy across ransomware, cryptomining, fileless malware, and exploit categories.
• Mentor MTS-level lab engineers; conduct technical reviews of test plans, automation code, and validation reports.
• Define feature engineering requirements from raw PMC telemetry with the ML team and validate training-data statistical quality.
• Establish lab qualification criteria for the kernel-mode PMU driver and certify production readiness.
• Lead security-software partner technical onboarding in the lab.

Requirements

• Must have

  • 7+ years of hardware validation, silicon bring-up, or security lab engineering experience.
  • Deep understanding of x86-64 CPU microarchitecture and hardware performance monitoring infrastructure.
  • Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers.
  • Strong Python and/or C/C++ skills; experience with large-scale test automation frameworks.
  • Experience with malware behavior analysis, sandbox environments, or security telemetry data.
  • Demonstrated track record of owning validation quality metrics end-to-end.

• Nice to have

  • Experience with AMD processor architecture or AMD profiling tools.
  • Published or presented technical work in hardware security or performance monitoring.
  • Familiarity with enterprise security software partner APIs.
  • Experience with instruction-based sampling or branch prediction telemetry.

We Offer

• Relocation options
• Experience in an international environment
• Cross-cultural experience
• Feedback culture
• Regular appraisals
• Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days (depending on seniority)
• Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days (depending on circumstances)
• Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• Maternity Leave - 20 weeks
• Parental Leave - 41 weeks
• Paternity Leave - 14 days
• Expert-led tech courses
• Internal instructor-led soft skills courses
• Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources
• Access to external self-learning libraries
• Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy
• Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship
• Leadership Programs for Managers
• Multisport card
• LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.
• One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting, and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners
• Preferential banking offer
• Preferential car leasing offer
• Cafeteria program discounts
• Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits
• Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists
• Full dental support
• Travel Insurance
• Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate
• Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members
• Reimbursement for corrective glasses
• Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team
• Online entertainment events for the whole company and local team events
• A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team
• Rotation between projects and accounts
• New career opportunities

About the Company

Luxoft is a global technology services company that specializes in software engineering, embedded systems, and digital transformation. We work with leading companies across various industries, providing innovative solutions and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

Apply Now

If you are passionate about hardware security and have the required skills, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and join our team in Gdansk, Poland.