Principal Software Engineer, Agent Policy Fabric
Core
Building a robust core platform for governed agent action, including signed policy verification, runtime policy verification, projection, conformance, and failure mode handling.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer, Agent Policy Fabric (APF) Core Platform
Builds
Runtime Policy Verifier, signed policy bundle verification, trust-root handling, freshness, rollback protection, subject binding, authorization APIs, and deterministic policy projections.
Domain
AI Agent Security, Distributed Systems, Policy Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Rust, Go, C++, Python, systems software, security engineering, distributed systems, policy infrastructure, API design, schema design, authorization systems, signed artifact pipelines, Linux systems, IPC, gRPC, CI/CD, test automation, cloud deployment, cryptographic signatures, trust roots, revocation, zero-trust architecture
Preferred skills
OPA/Rego, Cedar, Zanzibar-style authorization, policy compilers, sandbox policy, agent frameworks, tool-call governance, Sigstore, TUF, in-toto, HSM-backed signing, formal verification, adversarial verification, RFC contributions
Technologies
Rust, Go, C++, Python, Linux, gRPC, protobuf, CI, test automation, cloud environments
Responsibilities
Build and harden Runtime Policy Verifier and authorization APIs; Design and implement deterministic policy projections; Create conformance and verification test suites; Collaborate with Runtime Owners on public interfaces; Land runtime integration surfaces via RFCs or PRs; Drive architecture maturity and versioning; Evolve technical specifications and security artifacts.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with architecture leadership