AlphaSense

SaaS

DesktopSystemSoftwareEngineerII

$115–165k ~AI est. United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Desktop System Software Engineer II at AlphaSense. Skills: Endpoint Engineering, Desktop Application Diagnostics, macOS, Windows. Own endpoint health. Own endpoint behavior”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce manual intervention; Accelerate resolution; Flag regressions early; Reduce ticket volume

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis; Problem isolation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3–5 years systems engineering experience, 3–5 years endpoint engineering experience, 3–5 years desktop platform role experience, Hands-on macOS configuration experience, Hands-on Windows configuration experience, Hands-on macOS troubleshooting experience, Hands-on Windows troubleshooting experience, Experience with enterprise MDM platforms, Proficiency in Bash scripting, Proficiency in Python scripting, Proficiency in PowerShell scripting, Diagnose desktop application issues, Analyze crash logs, Understand OS permission models, Understand app sandboxing, Understand auto-update mechanisms, Understand security tooling interaction, Familiarity with enterprise security tools, Write clear bug reports, Write detailed bug reports, Provide environmental context, Validate fixes

Nice to Have

macOS deep hands-on experience, Kandji/Iru experience, Jamf Pro experience, Microsoft Intune experience, CrowdStrike Falcon experience, Cloudflare Zero Trust experience, Okta device trust experience, SaaS product company experience, Qualys VMDR experience, Jira Service Management experience

What You'll Do.

Own endpoint behavior

Own endpoint configuration

Serve as technical bridge

Reproduce user issues

Collaborate on endpoint configuration strategy

Collaborate on endpoint policy enforcement strategy

Collaborate on endpoint lifecycle management strategy

Build device enrollment workflows

Maintain device enrollment workflows

Iterate device enrollment workflows

Build configuration profiles

Maintain configuration profiles

Iterate configuration profiles

Build compliance policies

Maintain compliance policies

Iterate compliance policies

Maintain custom scripts

Iterate custom scripts

Design software deployment strategies

Enforce software deployment strategies

Design patch management strategies

Enforce patch management strategies

Design application allowlisting strategies

Enforce application allowlisting strategies

Design application locklisting strategies

Enforce application locklisting strategies

Collaborate with Security on EDR integrations

Collaborate with Security on Zero Trust integrations

Collaborate with Security on identity integrations

Maintain scripting libraries

Automate endpoint management tasks

Reduce manual intervention

Serve as primary technical escalation point

Reproduce client-side issues

Investigate desktop application behavior

Diagnose desktop application behavior

Partner with product engineering teams

Log detailed bug reports

Provide environmental context

Capture console output

Capture network traces

Capture system-level diagnostics

Maintain diagnostic runbook library

Test new desktop application releases

Flag regressions early

Monitor endpoint fleet health

Identify systemic issues

Drive proactive remediation

Contribute to internal tooling

Contribute to automation

Improve IT operations

Document configurations

Participate in incident response

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Corporate Technology team; Corporate IT; Product engineering organization; Security team

Communication Scope

Bug reports

Process & Methodology

Change management

Full Job Description

About AlphaSense: The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! ABOUT THE ROLE AlphaSense is looking for a Desktop System Software Engineer II to join the Corporate Technology team. This is not a traditional IT support role — it sits at the intersection of enterprise endpoint engineering and desktop application diagnostics. You will own the health, behavior, and configuration of macOS and Windows endpoints at a systems level, while also serving as a technical bridge between Corporate IT and the AlphaSense product engineering organization — with a specific focus on the behavior of AlphaSense's desktop applications on managed devices. You'll work alongside a team that manages MDM at scale using Kandji/Iru and Microsoft Intune, enforces Zero Trust security via CrowdStrike and Cloudflare, and operates in a high-velocity SaaS product environment. A core part of this role is the ability to reproduce, isolate, and help resolve issues

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