Principal Software Engineer ( Backend )
Core
Architect and technical visionary for the ADEM backend ecosystem, defining the roadmap for SASE observability and AI-driven autonomous remediation.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Backend)
Builds
Scalable backend services for ADEM data/control planes supporting hundreds of millions of global endpoints and multi-petabyte telemetry.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Distributed Systems / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed systems architecture, Cloud-native environment operations, AI-powered development tooling, Rust/Go/Java/Python, GCP ecosystem mastery, High-throughput data pipeline design, Zero Trust & L4-L7 networking
Preferred skills
Open source contributions, Industry conference speaking
Technologies
Rust, Go, Java, Python, GCP (GKE, Spanner, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow), Kafka, Pulsar, Flink, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Istio, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Define long-term architectural vision for ADEM backend services, Lead the Design Review Board for architectural governance, Drive transition to Agentic AI workflows and backend orchestration, Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specs, Mentor Staff and Senior engineers on code quality and technical debt, Serve as technical escalation point for complex production issues
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
