Principal Engineer

Company Description

Lumeus provides AI-native secure access solutions for developers and agents, including SSH, K8s, and MCP Servers. Powered by an agentic workflow engine, Lumeus is recognized in the Gartner Market Guide for AI TRISM (February 2025). Our solutions replace legacy secure access systems by addressing key technical gaps in traditional VPN-like architectures.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Principal Engineer at Lumeus.ai. The Principal Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing secure access solutions, leading engineering teams, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our systems. Day-to-day tasks include writing high-quality code, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement leading-edge security protocols. The Principal Engineer will also be expected to mentor junior engineers and contribute to the company's strategic direction.

Qualifications

• 8+ years

  in software engineering roles, including substantial

  Go

  and

  microservices

  experience.
• Deep experience with

  Kubernetes

  and deploying applications in

  cloud environments

  (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Strong systems fundamentals (distributed systems, networking, reliability, performance).
• Fluency in English and excellent written design communication.
• Master’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Graph technologies (

  Graph databases

  ,

  GraphQL

  ).

• NoSQL

  (e.g., MongoDB),

  Elasticsearch

  , and

  Graph databases

  .
• Experience with IDE Development (VSCode, Cursor, Windsurf etc)
• Experience with open-source Teleport

Why Lumeus.ai

• Complex, meaningful problems at the intersection of security, identity, and developer experience.
• High ownership and the opportunity to shape product and platform direction.
• Remote-friendly culture with teammates across time zones.

please apply