Principal Cybersecurity Platform 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).

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