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Principal Software Engineer, AI SIEM

USA💼 Full-time💰 $216,000–$216,000🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and optimize the full-stack AI SIEM system, bridging data ingestion, query engines, analyst workflows, and detection logic to protect global enterprises.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (AI SIEM Architecture)

Builds

Autonomous detection and response platform for endpoint, cloud, identity, and data security

Domain

Cybersecurity / AI / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Large-scale distributed backend systems, high-throughput data ingest/storage, query engines, detection/rules systems, API design, cross-team architectural reasoning, peer influence without authority, cloud infrastructure, data-intensive systems

Preferred skills

Security operations concepts (SIEM/XDR), rule-based and ML/AI-driven detection approaches

Technologies

None explicitly listed (focus on concepts and tradeoffs)

Responsibilities

Build a mental model of the full system to identify architectural gaps and redundancies; Drive cross-team architectural decisions affecting multiple pillars; Partner with engineering leads as a peer thought partner; Identify and prioritize high-leverage architectural investments; Prototype and build connective tissue between pillars; Mentor senior and staff engineers; Represent technical health in leadership conversations

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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