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Principal Software Engineer

USA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, develop, and operate scalable cloud-native SaaS services for Secure Workload Access (SWA), enabling secure authentication, authorization, and management of workloads across cloud-native, hybrid, and AI-driven environments.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Backend/Cloud-Native)

Builds

Secure service-to-service communication platforms, workload identity systems, and centralized policy-driven access management at enterprise scale.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Golang, distributed systems, Kubernetes, cloud-native ecosystems, API design, microservices, security and identity systems, workload identity, authentication and authorization, networking, encryption, PKI, JWT/SVID, SPIFFE/SPIRE, observability, technical leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

Experience operating production systems at enterprise scale, improving platform scalability and resiliency, shaping long-term platform vision

Technologies

Golang, Kubernetes, SPIFFE/SPIRE, PKI, JWT, SVID

Responsibilities

Design and implement integrations with cloud providers and identity systems; lead architectural decision-making and design reviews; mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices; troubleshoot complex production issues; shape the evolution of the SWA platform and developer experience.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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