Principal Software Engineer, DevSecOps & Developer Experience Platform
About The Position
The Principal Software Engineer will shape the technical direction for enterprise DevSecOps and Developer Experience platform capabilities. The role defines how internal developer platforms, security automation pipelines, and self-service toolchains improve engineering velocity and software delivery quality. As a recognized software engineering expert, this person guides cross-functional teams through undefined technical challenges and establishes standards for platform engineering, supply chain security, and developer productivity at scale. The position aims to deliver precedent-setting solutions, influence engineering strategy, and enable more than 5,000 engineers to deliver software faster and more securely.
Requirements
- Master-level expertise in platform engineering, developer tooling, and enterprise software architecture.
- Advanced proficiency with TypeScript, Python, or comparable languages used to build developer platforms and automation pipelines.
- Demonstrated success shaping technical strategy for large-scale, long-term platform engineering initiatives.
- Deep experience with CI/CD systems, cloud-native infrastructure, container orchestration, API design, and production reliability.
- Proven ability to establish engineering standards and influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
- Expertise in supply chain security, policy-as-code, secrets management, vulnerability management, and software lifecycle governance.
Nice To Haves
- Recognized expertise in Internal Developer Portal design and implementation, such as Backstage or comparable platforms.
- Experience defining enterprise patterns for SAST/DAST, SCA, and security pipeline integration at scale.
- Experience establishing developer productivity measurement frameworks and DORA/SPACE metric programs.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted code security scanning or agentic DevSecOps tooling.
- Advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Responsibilities
- Define enterprise architecture and technical strategy for DevSecOps and Developer Experience platform capabilities.
- Establish reference architectures for internal developer portals, CI/CD pipelines, policy-as-code frameworks, and self-service developer toolchains.
- Guide mission-critical design decisions involving security, scalability, reliability, and platform interoperability.
- Establish controls for evaluating, testing, monitoring, and governing security automation and developer platform services.
- Optimize complex platform architectures to support changing compliance requirements and enterprise-scale adoption.
- Advise engineering, product, and security teams on high-impact technical decisions involving developer productivity and secure software delivery.
- Lead investigation and resolution of complex platform, pipeline, and security integration challenges.
- Coach senior engineers and technical leads on platform engineering, security automation, and engineering excellence.
- Influence long-term roadmaps, development practices, and technology investments across developer experience and DevSecOps.
Benefits
- Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
- Personal and professional learning
- Inclusive, diverse work environment
- Resources to give back to your community
- Competitive salary and benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
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