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Principal Engineer - Cortex Xpanse, Collections

Office - USA - CA - Headquarters💼 Full-time💰 $147,000–$147,000🗓 2026-06-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and scale distributed backend scanning systems and data pipelines to map the entire IPv4 and IPv6 internet for the Cortex Xpanse Attack Surface Management platform.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Backend/Distributed Systems)

Builds

Global internet-scale discovery and scanning infrastructure, high-throughput data pipelines

Domain

Cybersecurity, Attack Surface Management, Internet Measurement

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Distributed systems design, Backend system architecture, Data pipeline engineering, API design, Cloud platform expertise, Go or Java proficiency

Preferred skills

Kubernetes, Terraform, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigTable, Apache Beam, Low-level Internet protocols, Network scanning

Technologies

Go, Java, Apache Beam, GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, 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 support them in production, Partner with peers to define product strategy, Mentor and grow engineers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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