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Principal Engineer, Secure Web Gateway

Santa Clara, CA💼 Full-time💰 $133,500–$133,500🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect and design scalable, high-performance cloud data planes for in-line Secure Web Gateway (SWG) products, processing 10+ Gbps of traffic with deep inspection using AI/ML.

Role type

Principal Engineer, Secure Web Gateway (Data Plane)

Builds

Scalable, performant services inspecting network protocols (HTTP/HTTPS) at line rate; integrates DLP, Threat, and UEBA protection; implements key management algorithms.

Domain

Cloud Security / Networking / AI/ML

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

High-performance networking software (Layer 3-7), C/C++/Python mastery, Linux system/kernel level knowledge, complex architectural problem solving, AI tools/models application, multi-threading and memory management

Preferred skills

TDD, unit testing frameworks, debugger usage (gdb, Valgrind), TDD advocacy

Technologies

C, C++, Python, Linux, gdb, Valgrind

Responsibilities

Drive overall architectural design and strategic technical directions for the SWG team; design and implement high-quality features ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability; provide technical leadership and industry best practices; build services inspecting network protocols at line rate; redefine SDLC using advanced AI tooling; lead transformation into an AI-native, agent-first development culture.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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