Mobile app security platform built on ProGuard code hardening
Guardsquare develops mobile application protection tools centered on code hardening, reverse-engineering prevention, and runtime self-protection across iOS and Android. The company runs a mid-market engineering org (6 engineers across roles) supported by substantial marketing (4 headcount) and ops infrastructure, pointing to a sales-led GTM for an existing product line rather than new platform development. Active projects focus on compliance (ISO 27001, DORA readiness) and system resilience (backup/disaster recovery, security patch management), suggesting operational maturity in a regulated space; pain points cluster around audit readiness, regulatory drift, and post-acquisition integration.
Notable leadership hires: Team Lead, Chief Human Resources Officer
Guardsquare provides mobile application security solutions for organizations protecting Android and iOS apps against tampering, reverse engineering, and runtime attacks. The platform integrates into development workflows at testing, hardening, and monitoring stages, serving over 1,000 customers across industries. Founded in 2014 in Leuven, Belgium, and now operating across Belgium, Bulgaria, and the United States, the company combines open-source ProGuard foundations with proprietary hardening and threat-monitoring layers. The current roadmap reflects both product work (ixguard and dexguard product lines) and organizational scaling: global HR operations, compliance infrastructure (ISO 27001), and M&A integration challenges.
Core: C++, LLVM, ProGuard, Java. Infrastructure: GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Jenkins. Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. APIs: REST and gRPC.
Leuven, Belgium. The company also maintains hiring in Bulgaria and the United States.
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