AlphaSense
SaaS
DesktopSystemSoftwareEngineerII
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“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.
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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