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Principal Security Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-25

Core

Conducts high-level analysis of complex security threats and leads cross-functional initiatives to design and implement security solutions for new and existing products.

Role type

Principal Security Engineer (Threat Analysis & Architecture)

Builds

Security solutions, architecture standards, and automated detection systems for products and features.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Software Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Threat analysis, vulnerability research, code auditing, secure architecture review, security automation, threat modeling, attack surface analysis, fuzzer development, crash triage, reverse engineering, anomaly detection, software engineering fundamentals

Preferred skills

AI-assisted vulnerability research, malware analysis, attack disruption, security posture management

Technologies

Cloud security, browser security, application security, operating system security, security tools

Responsibilities

Develop and oversee security analysis plans aligned with business objectives; establish deployment and security configuration standards; direct organization-wide security reviews; lead implementation of best practices for security architecture; evaluate and prioritize security risks; oversee monitoring and response to security events; solve technical implementation issues in security automation.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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