Principal Software Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (Python/Go/Rust): Building and scaling the pipelines that power the Security Intelligence Graph with an accent on architectural improvements and large-scale threat data delivery. Focus on designing production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines, solving scalability challenges, and ensuring high system reliability.

Location: Washington, DC (Available across all US locations)

Salary: $152,000 – $228,500

Company

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

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for the Security Intelligence Graph.
• Drive architectural improvements to ensure long-term scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Contribute to backend services and infrastructure using Python, Go, or Rust.
• Apply statistical techniques to large-scale datasets to generate impactful insights.
• Ensure pipeline reliability through strong observability and failure recovery practices.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in data, backend, or platform engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Proven experience architecting production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Familiarity with data lake frameworks (Delta Lake) and graph databases (AWS Neptune, Neo4j).
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience or interest in cybersecurity domains such as malware analysis or phishing detection.
• Experience working with graph-based data systems.
• Proficiency in Go or Rust.
• Experience with GitHub Actions.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Incentive compensation and equity opportunities.
• Inclusive work environment with a team representing over 40 nationalities.