Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Platform)
About The Position
The Team Cortex - Cortex is a world-leading cybersecurity platform that provides comprehensive security solutions to protect organizations from advanced threats. Our team develops and maintains the core components of the Cortex platform, including the data pipeline, analytics engine, and user interface. We are a fast-paced, innovative team passionate about building the best security products in the world. Job Summary We are seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to join our Cortex backend engineering group, a team dedicated to developing, innovating, and scaling the Cortex Platform. In this role, you will contribute to the core backend of Cortex products like XSOAR, XDR, and XSIAM, as well as shared infrastructure. We are looking for a passionate engineer with a can-do attitude who thrives on solving complex problems and delivering value to thousands of customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including the development of scalable server-side applications.
- 7+ years of extensive hands-on programming skills in Go and/or Python.
- Proven experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Deep understanding of and experience with Microservices architecture (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Serverless).
- Strong computer science fundamentals and experience with distributed computing concepts (e.g., CAP theorem, master election, distributed databases).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with big-data architectures using technologies like Kafka, Splunk, or Flink.
- Hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., BigQuery, Elasticsearch).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity, information security, or software security principles.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end backend development of features and components, from design and development to testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Collaborate effectively with peers across diverse teams and disciplines to shape solutions and ensure seamless integration with other product components.
- Drive team-wide technical excellence by actively participating in code reviews, design reviews, and architectural decisions.
- Maintain a production-first mindset, providing real-time mitigation and solutions to production issues to ensure platform stability and customer satisfaction.
- Challenge the status quo by exploring and applying new technologies and methodologies to innovate and scale the Cortex Platform.
- Simplify complex systems by designing and implementing elegant, scalable, and maintainable backend services.
- Mentor junior engineers, empowering others by sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of technical growth and accountability.
Benefits
- A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
- restricted stock units
- bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
