TECHWORKING

Cloakware Inc. plans to hire 15 to 20 people in the next two months. Jeff Waxman, chief executive and president, talked with The Post's Judith Mbuya. Cloakware plans to hire 40 to 50 more employees for 2007, starting Jan. 1.

Q What does your company do?

AWe provide security for licensed digital content. This means that music, games, e-mails, phone -- any content delivered through technology that must be secured -- is an area in which we work. We are on hundreds of millions of devices today. We are the world leader in protecting licensed, digital content. Our technology is embedded in hand-held devices, in technologies that receive streaming video, e-mails -- anything that receives content that needs to be secured. We are embedded in hand-held devices up through complex weapons systems.

What do you think your employees would say are the best reasons for working at your company?

Our employees like working for a technology leader. They feel that management has respect for individual contributions. They feel that the company offers a tremendous future. They feel that the company offers a lot of fun and that we pay at the top of the market. Most of our employees come from employee referrals.

Who owns your company?

The company is owned by management, by employees and by both private and institutional investors. It is currently privately held.

What sense of stability can your company offer job candidates?

We have world-class customers, generally household names with multi-year, multimillion-dollar contracts. We have a very substantial backlog of contracts that means we have predictable revenue and our financials are in excellent shape. The company is considered very stable. We have been doubling in revenue for the past three years and expect to continue to do so.

What are the demographics of your company?

Company-wide we're 22 percent female and 23 percent minority. On the 14-person executive-management team, we're 29 percent female and 21 percent minority.

What positions do you have available, and what level of expertise do you want?

There are openings for a product manager, sales manager (Europe, Middle East and Africa), senior sales engineer, load-build specialist, sales executive (East Coast), quality assurance analyst, software developer-security solutions, senior sales engineer and software developer. Security clearance is desirable, but not mandatory.