Principal Engineer, Data Security

Netskope • Santa Clara, CA

2h

About The Position

The Netskope Data Security team is focused on providing unrivaled visibility and real-time data protection. Our products ensure that customer’s data is protected wherever it lives. As a Principal Engineer on the Data Security team, you will be the key technical leader on a greenfield initiative to build advanced data lineage capabilities that complement existing data protection technologies. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for innovation, and the ability to architect and deliver a brand-new, high-impact product from conception to launch. You will be responsible for defining the technical vision, setting the architectural direction, and solving the most challenging and ambiguous problems in the system.

Requirements

• Deep Experience and Technical Leadership: 12+ years of industry experience building high-performance, scalable, and secure distributed data systems.
• Hybrid Skillset (CS & Data Science): A combination of strong computer science fundamentals and advanced data scientist skills.
• Data Correlation Expertise: Proven experience dealing with large-scale similarity problems, with the ability to analyze data and apply it at scale.
• Project Experience: Significant project experience related to detection, correlation, clustering, or classification.
• Problem-Solving & Initiative: A strong ability to thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and think out of the box to spearhead a challenging effort and implement novel solutions.
• System-Level Knowledge: Strong knowledge of data modeling, schema design, query optimization, and big data technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark).
• Programming Mastery: Exceptional programming skills, preferably in Golang, C++, or Python.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate a technical vision to various audiences.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree required, MS/PhD strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Data Tracing Skills: Any experience with non-invasive data tracing techniques is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical architecture and roadmap for the data lineage product, ensuring reliability, sustainability, scalability, and observability.
• Spearhead the effort to solve the core data correlation challenges of connecting numerous single-hop data movements into an accurate, coherent data lineage graph.
• Work with a group of brilliant engineers, providing technical guidance and mentoring, to build service technologies that enable a holistic data security solution.
• Engage with Product Management and cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
• Act as a hands-on developer and problem solver for the most complex system submodules, ensuring seamless, end-to-end functionality.

What This Job Offers

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