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Principal Software Engineer

On-siteFull-timeBackend DevelopmentCybersecurity

Own the technical direction of core platform domains for secure AI agents, including agent identity, authentication, authorization, and secrets management. Lead by example through implementation, mentoring, and promoting engineering best practices in a cloud-based distributed environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own and guide the technical direction of core platform domains, including agent identity, authentication, authorization, and secrets management.
  • Lead high-impact implementation and mentor engineers through complex technical tradeoffs.
  • Proactively identify critical technical problems and drive solutions from concept to delivery.
  • Establish and promote engineering best practices for code quality, security, and operational excellence.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to engineers, architects, product managers, and stakeholders.
  • Document key decisions, patterns, and practices to elevate team knowledge.
  • Advocate for continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in backend and systems with a track record of owning large-scale or security-critical systems end-to-end.
  • Designed and operated distributed, cloud-based architectures that are secure, scalable, and reliable.
  • Comfortable working with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience or strong interest in identity, authentication, authorization, and secrets management.
  • Thrive in ambiguity, make high-impact technical decisions, and guide others through complex tradeoffs.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively, influencing decisions and aligning teams.
  • Passionate about sharing knowledge and raising the technical bar.
  • Self-driven, proactive, and organized with a focus on delivering high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions.

Nice to have

  • Experience applying identity and security principles to AI and agent frameworks.

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