Principal Engineer – AI Red Teaming Platform & Compliance Architecture

Netskope • Santa Clara, CA

5h

About The Position

As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority for AI red teaming, agent security, and compliance-aware platform architecture. You will define long-term technical direction, influence multiple product lines, and ensure our AI security platform meets the highest standards for enterprise and government use cases.
This role focuses on strategy, architecture, and technical leadership at org scale, while remaining grounded in real systems and real threats.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering or platform architecture
• Demonstrated impact across multiple complex systems or organizations
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, security architecture, and testing frameworks
• Strong understanding of LLMs, AI agents, and agent orchestration patterns
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive org-wide alignment

Nice To Haves

• Experience building AI or security platforms used by enterprise or government customers
• Direct involvement in FedRAMP or similar regulated product development
• Thought leadership in AI security, red teaming, or adversarial testing
• Experience with hybrid SaaS / on-prem architectures at scale

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term technical vision for AI red teaming and agent security platforms
• Architect end-to-end systems spanning LLM testing, AI agents, MCP, and deployment models
• Establish design principles for compliance-ready AI security products (e.g., FedRAMP)
• Partner with executive stakeholders, product leadership, and security teams
• Anticipate emerging AI threats and translate them into platform capabilities
• Review and guide critical architectural decisions across teams
• Mentor senior engineers and shape engineering culture and standards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal