Senior Principal Software Development Engineer

Position Overview : As a Sr. Principal Software Development Engineer, you will be a key technical leader responsible for defining the long-term architecture and engineering strategy of our enterprise-grade cybersecurity platform. - You will drive the design and evolution of highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems, influencing not just components but the platform as a whole. - Beyond hands-on technical contributions, you will mentor senior engineers and Principal SDEs, fostering excellence across the organization. - This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional leaders in QA, UI, DevOps, Data Science, Ops, Product, and beyond, ensuring technology decisions align with business strategy and customer needs. - As a thought leader, you will shape innovation and help set the direction for our next phase of growth.Responsibilities : - Define and drive the technical vision and strategy for core areas of our enterprise-level cybersecurity platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term adaptability. - Architect and oversee end-to-end systems, guiding the design of high-performance, distributed, and secure solutions that address both current and future business needs. - Lead the design and governance of large-scale data pipelines, ETL processes, and data platforms, ensuring they support advanced analytics, operational requirements, and product innovation. - Champion data quality, performance, and reliability initiatives across the organization, influencing engineering best practices and company-wide standards. - Serve as a technical advisor and mentor to Principal Engineers and senior team members, raising the overall bar for engineering excellence. - Anticipate and address systemic bottlenecks, architectural risks, and scaling challenges, proposing innovative solutions that balance performance, cost, and maintainability. - Collaborate closely with product, security, and leadership teams to align technology direction with business strategy and customer needs. - Play a key role in shaping the engineering culture, fostering innovation, technical rigor, and a bias for high-quality delivery. - Conduct deep technical reviews and design critiques, providing guidance that strengthens architectural decisions and accelerates execution. - Partner with DevOps and Cloud Engineering to influence infrastructure strategy, automation, and operational resilience at scale. - Drive evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, ensuring our cybersecurity platform remains ahead of industry trends. - Act as a thought leader, representing engineering both internally and externally (e.g., technical talks, patents, open-source contributions, industry events).Requirements : - 18+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade software systems. - Demonstrated leadership in architecting and driving complex, large-scale distributed systems from concept to production. - Proven track record of technical innovation, influencing product direction, and setting long-term engineering strategy. - Extensive experience with backend engineering at scale, including data-intensive systems, real-time processing, and large-scale pipelines. - A proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale data solutions and data pipelines is a definite plus. - Excellent problem-solving abilities, analytical thinking, and attention to detail. - Deep expertise in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go), with the ability to evaluate and adopt new technologies when appropriate. - Strong background in cloud-native architectures, multi-cloud deployments, and container orchestration (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker). - Expertise in designing highly reliable, secure, and performant APIs and system integrations. - Solid knowledge of data platforms, including ELK stack, NoSQL, and scalable storage systems, with experience optimizing for performance, scale, and cost. - Recognized for solving highly complex technical challenges, debugging systemic issues, and mentoring senior engineers to elevate technical excellence across the org. - Strong ability to communicate technical strategy, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and influence decision-making at the organizational level. - Comfortable operating in fast-paced startup environments, balancing immediate priorities with long-term platform scalability. - Masters or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. (ref:hirist.tech)