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Sr. Principal Engineer - Cortex Xpanse, Collections

Office - USA - CA - HeadquartersFull-time$170k–$277k2026-05-07 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United StatesVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Architect, scale, and orchestrate global internet-scale discovery and scanning infrastructure for the Cortex Xpanse Attack Surface Management platform.

Role type

Senior Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Builds

Distributed backend scanning systems and high-throughput data pipelines for mapping the IPv4/IPv6 internet.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Internet-scale Infrastructure

Required skills

Distributed systems architecture, Backend system design, Data pipeline engineering, Cloud platform expertise, Technical leadership, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Golang, Java, Apache Beam, Kubernetes, Terraform, Low-level Internet protocols, Cybersecurity domain knowledge

Technologies

Go, Java, Apache Beam, Kubernetes, Terraform, GCP, AWS, Azure, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigTable

Responsibilities

Build and optimize distributed backend scanning systems; Design and develop robust data collection pipelines; Investigate new data sources and perform data analysis; Take ownership of projects and drive them to production; Partner with leadership to define product strategy; Mentor and grow engineering talent.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership