Senior Principal Software Development Engineer

Position Overview

As a Sr. Principal Software Development Engineer, you will be a key technical leader responsible for defining the long-term architecture and engineering strategy of our enterprise-grade cybersecurity platform. You will drive the design and evolution of highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems, influencing not just components but the platform as a whole. Beyond hands-on technical contributions, you will mentor senior engineers and Principal SDEs, fostering excellence across the organization. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional leaders in QA, UI, DevOps, Data Science, Ops, Product, and beyond, ensuring technology decisions align with business strategy and customer needs. As a thought leader, you will shape innovation and help set the direction for our next phase of growth.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision and strategy

  for core areas of our enterprise-level cybersecurity platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term adaptability.

• Architect and oversee end-to-end systems

  , guiding the design of high-performance, distributed, and secure solutions that address both current and future business needs.
• Lead the design and governance of

  large-scale data pipelines, ETL processes, and data platforms

  , ensuring they support advanced analytics, operational requirements, and product innovation.
• Champion

  data quality, performance, and reliability initiatives

  across the organization, influencing engineering best practices and company-wide standards.
• Serve as a

  technical advisor and mentor

  to Principal Engineers and senior team members, raising the overall bar for engineering excellence.
• Anticipate and address

  systemic bottlenecks, architectural risks, and scaling challenges

  , proposing innovative solutions that balance performance, cost, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with

  product, security, and leadership teams

  to align technology direction with business strategy and customer needs.
• Play a key role in

  shaping the engineering culture

  , fostering innovation, technical rigor, and a bias for high-quality delivery.
• Conduct

  deep technical reviews and design critiques

  , providing guidance that strengthens architectural decisions and accelerates execution.
• Partner with DevOps and Cloud Engineering to influence

  infrastructure strategy, automation, and operational resilience

  at scale.
• Drive

  evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies

  , ensuring our cybersecurity platform remains ahead of industry trends.
• Act as a

  thought leader

  , representing engineering both internally and externally (e.g., technical talks, patents, open-source contributions, industry events).

Requirements

• 18+ years

  of progressive, hands-on experience in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade software systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in

  architecting and driving complex, large-scale distributed systems

  from concept to production.
• Proven track record of

  technical innovation

  , influencing product direction, and setting long-term engineering strategy.
• Extensive experience with

  backend engineering at scale

  , including data-intensive systems, real-time processing, and large-scale pipelines.
• A proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale data solutions and data pipelines is a definite plus.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.

• Deep expertise

  in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go), with the ability to evaluate and adopt new technologies when appropriate.
• Strong background in

  cloud-native architectures

  , multi-cloud deployments, and container orchestration (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Expertise in designing

  highly reliable, secure, and performant APIs

  and system integrations.
• Solid knowledge of

  data platforms

  , including ELK stack, NoSQL, and scalable storage systems, with experience optimizing for performance, scale, and cost.
• Recognized for

  solving highly complex technical challenges

  , debugging systemic issues, and mentoring senior engineers to elevate technical excellence across the org.
• Strong ability to

  communicate technical strategy

  , collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and influence decision-making at the organizational level.
• Comfortable operating in

  fast-paced startup environments

  , balancing immediate priorities with long-term platform scalability.
• Masters or Bachelor&aposs degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.