Principal Software Engineer
Sysdig
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $220,000 - $275,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudGoJavaKubernetesPostgresPrometheusPythonRustTerraform
About the role
- Define and lead the vision of the CNAPP platform as an important technical leader reporting to the VP, Engineering
- Architect, build, and evolve scalable, resilient, and performant services that power multiple engineering teams and critical operations
- Collaborate with Product Management, Frontend, Design, Quality Engineering, Infrastructure and Customer Support to ensure seamless delivery of end-to-end solutions
- Provide technical oversight on complex customer escalations and identify systemic improvements
- Influence the engineering roadmap and contribute to long-term planning, leading projects that align technical capabilities with goals
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience
- Expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and system engineering
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers at all levels
- Background managing multiple high-impact, time-sensitive initiatives in a globally distributed organization
- Experience leading large-scale software projects through their entire lifecycle
- Proficiency in Go and familiarity with Java or Rust or Python
- Advanced experience with Postgres or other relational databases
- Familiarity with graph databases and data modeling for complex relationships
- Hands-on knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD ecosystems including GitHub, Harness, Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Jira
- Experience communicating to diverse audiences and influencing decision-making at all levels