Principal Software Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (Python/Cybersecurity): Building and scaling high-volume data pipelines for the Security Intelligence Graph with an accent on architecture, reliability, and threat data processing. Focus on building production-grade ETL/ELT systems, implementing graph databases, and ensuring long-term scalability of the platform.

Location: Remote (US) or Boston, MA

Salary: $152,000–$228,500

Company

hirify.global is the world’s most advanced and largest intelligence company, providing threat intelligence to over 1,900 clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect and deliver structured threat intelligence data.
• Drive architectural improvements across data and platform systems to ensure long-term scalability and reliability.
• Develop backend services and platform capabilities, working across application code and infrastructure.
• Apply statistical techniques to large-scale datasets to generate accurate security insights.
• Implement production-grade observability, error handling, and failure recovery for pipelines.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data, backend, or platform engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and IAM.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with SQL (Postgres, AWS RDS) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Elasticsearch) databases.
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Go or Rust.
• Experience with Delta Lake and graph databases like AWS Neptune or Neo4j.
• Experience developing REST APIs using Flask, Django, or FastAPI.
• Familiarity with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity domains such as malware analysis or network telemetry.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401K retirement plan and potential for equity and incentive compensation.
• Inclusive global environment with a team representing over 40 nationalities.
• Commitment to high standards, ethical action, and disrupting adversaries.