Principal Software Engineer (Platform Security)

Join our Endpoint Protection & Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning team as a Principal Software Engineer. In this hands-on role, you will drive architecture, lead end-to-end software delivery, and set engineering standards across the organization. You will own system architecture for vulnerability scanning and endpoint protection platforms, design and build APIs and services, and mentor and guide Lead and Senior Engineers. This position requires a strong foundation in software development, security infrastructure, and platform engineering.

• Lead end-to-end software development across complex security data pipelines, driving architecture and setting engineering standards.
• Own system architecture for vulnerability scanning and endpoint protection platforms, including authoring System Design Records (SDRs) and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with security architects, platform teams, and partner engineering organizations to ensure clean system integration and dependency alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to craft and deliver large, sophisticated projects across the full software lifecycle, including experience with products released for public consumption across multiple releases
• 10+ years of core software development experience with mastery in multiple programming languages and platforms
• Strong engineering process discipline: PR reviews, design reviews, sprint execution, and documentation; experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and short release cycles
• Strong foundation in database engineering, API development, and data pipeline construction, including experience with event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
• Ability to design systems at scale including experience with architecture reviews, design documentation, and cross-team alignment; experience working with engineering teams, architects, and executive leadership to craft architectural vision and roadmap
• Ability to provide mentorship to team members, supporting their understanding of architecture and aiding in their technical growth
• Ability to deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events
• Proven experience with infrastructure hardening and operational reliability (alerting, availability monitoring, MTTR reduction)
• Develops technical performance architecture that solves the most complex performance and scalability challenges, with the ability to drive long-term design strategies spanning multiple complex projects
• Skilled at fostering cross-functional technical collaboration to surface, escalate, and resolve critical issues effectively
• A related technical degree required
• You have 5+ years experience in a computer network-related occupation
• You have 2+ years experience in each of the following skills:
• Unix/Linux system administration, including working with Windows environments and hardening guidelines
• Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure and other public and private cloud infrastructure (EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, EMR, IAM); and
• Building and operating secure infrastructures
• You have some experience in each of the following skills:
• Security disciplines including security engineering, vulnerability analysis, firewalls, and encryption technologies
• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking, such as Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack, TCP, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Writing code in programming languages such as Python,and Ruby to automate software/systems
• Utilizing knowledge of core protocols and cryptographic standards to guide secure implementations
• Security technologies, including host and network-based protection and detection technologies
• Network, host and application security practices