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Principal Software Engineer

United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, operate, and monitor enterprise-scale security and insider risk capabilities, translating ambiguous risk scenarios into high-impact engineering solutions for federal, state, and local government agency customers.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Security & Insider Risk)

Builds

Insider Risk capabilities, platform integrations, and secure data solutions

Domain

Cybersecurity, Insider Risk, Enterprise Security, Government Contracting

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Enterprise-scale security architecture, Insider risk management, AI-native engineering, Data-informed decision making, Technical leadership, Cross-functional negotiation, System design, Security compliance, Code quality, Operational excellence

Preferred skills

Cybersecurity domain expertise, Insider Risk experience

Technologies

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

Responsibilities

Negotiate priorities and technical tradeoffs with partner teams, Partner with Security, Legal, HR, Privacy, and data science stakeholders, Mentor engineers on design and security standards, Solve complex problems with significant company impact

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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