CareerPlan

Principal Engineer - Cortex Xpanse, Collections

Office - USA - CA - HeadquartersFull-time$147k–$238k2026-06-18 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

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

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & Data Infrastructure)

Builds

Global internet-scale discovery and scanning infrastructure, high-throughput data pipelines for Attack Surface Management

Domain

Cybersecurity, Internet Measurement, Distributed Systems

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

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

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Build and optimize distributed backend scanning systems in Go; Design and develop robust data collection pipelines; Investigate new data sources and perform data analysis; Take ownership of projects from design to production; Partner with peers and PMs to define product strategy; Mentor engineers on architecture and reliability

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship