Principal Software Engineer

Nebulock

Principal Software Engineer building Nebulock’s AI-powered threat-hunting platform. Owning large-scale telemetry ingestion, transformation, search, and correlation systems.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining scalable backend distributed systems, with a strong focus on data pipelines, system design, and performance optimization. Proficient in integrating various data sources and developing real-time processing systems to support security telemetry analysis.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Backend Distributed Systems DevelopmentData Pipeline EngineeringProficiency in Python, Java, Go, or RustExperience with AWS or GCPOLAP Database Management

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Hard Skills

Backend Distributed SystemsData PipelinesPythonJavaGoRustAWSGCPOLAP DatabasesSystem Design

Soft Skills

AdaptabilityDesire for GrowthCollaboration

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityEvent-Driven SystemsSearch SystemsTelemetryData Modeling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain scalable systems that ingest and process large volumes of security telemetry (TBs / day)
Own integrations across EDR, IAM, Cloud, and SaaS data sources
Own the transformation layer that turns disparate data into a normalized, enriched, and queryable model
Build an engine that correlates entities across disparate data sources
Develop and operate real-time and batch processing systems
Work on core search capabilities across vast amounts of data
Collaborate with detection engineers, threat hunters, and product engineers to ensure the platform has correctly structured data
Help drive the architecture and technical direction of Nebulock’s platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience building backend distributed systems and working with data
Proficiency in Python, Java, Go, Rust, or similar
Experience with AWS or GCP
Strong experience with data pipelines
Experience with event-driven systems
Strong understanding of system design, data modeling, and performance trade-offs
Experience with OLAP databases
Ability to adapt, iterate, and ship quickly
Hunger for growth and desire to work in a low-ego environment
Experience building or working with search systems over large datasets is a nice-to-have
Cybersecurity experience is a nice-to-have
Startup experience is a nice-to-have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity options
Comprehensive benefits package (including 401K)
Opportunities to travel for conferences, workshops, and team-building events
Opportunities for rapid career growth
Collaborative culture that values innovation and creativity