Principal Software Engineer, AI Tools and Security (Seattle)
Core
Lead technical direction for the MCP Gateway, a secure infrastructure product enabling developers to connect, observe, and secure AI agents and tools across the lifecycle.
Role type
Principal Backend Engineer (AI Tools & Security)
Builds
MCP Gateway and related services for secure, autonomous AI agent workflows
Domain
Developer tooling, AI infrastructure, Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
distributed systems architecture, cloud-native system design, reliability engineering (SLOs, observability), technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, software engineering fundamentals (CI/CD, testing, deployment), major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), infrastructure-as-code, Go or modern systems languages (Rust/Java/C++)
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, LLM APIs (OpenAI/Anthropic), MCP specification
Technologies
Go, Rust, Java, C++, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, MCP
Responsibilities
Define technical solutions for new products, shape product direction with Product and Design, mentor team members, serve as technical point of contact, participate in on-call rotation
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence