Principal Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Engineer (Distributed Systems/AI): Defining the technical direction for core product experiences with an accent on scalable distributed systems, security, and the integration of AI capabilities. Focus on driving organization-level architecture, establishing engineering standards, and ensuring operational resilience across clients, services, and data platforms.

Location: Must be based in the United States or Canada

Salary: $246,000 – $369,000 USD / $228,000 – $342,000 CAD

Company

hirify.global is a leading cybersecurity company providing Unified Access Management and enterprise password management for over 180,000 businesses.

What you will do

• Define architecture and technical direction for core product capabilities spanning clients, distributed services, data platforms, and shared infrastructure.
• Establish engineering standards and reusable architectural patterns for scalable, maintainable, and resilient product systems.
• Drive long-term technical strategy, balancing immediate delivery needs with operational excellence and platform sustainability.
• Lead the responsible integration of AI-powered capabilities into customer-facing product experiences, including evaluation frameworks and rollout safety.
• Partner with Product, Design, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure technical decisions support customer outcomes.
• Mentor and influence engineers across the organization through architecture reviews, design guidance, and hands-on problem solving.

Requirements

• Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems where reliability and scalability are critical.
• Proven track record of driving technical direction across multiple teams, organizations, or product domains.
• Experience building customer-facing systems across APIs, distributed services, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms.
• Practical experience integrating AI or ML capabilities into production applications.
• Deep understanding of privacy-preserving and security-conscious system design.
• Must be based in the United States or Canada.

Nice to have

• Experience in identity, authentication, authorization, secrets management, or enterprise security.
• Expertise in building large-scale event-driven or multi-region distributed systems.
• Experience with developer platforms, CI/CD systems, or large-scale infrastructure modernization.
• Experience integrating LLMs or AI-assisted workflows into SaaS applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with required travel for in-person engagement (off-sites, team meetings, and industry events).
• Competitive health benefits and maternity/parental leave top-up programs.
• Generous PTO policy and RSU program for most employees.
• Retirement matching program and free hirify.global account.
• Collaborative, fast-paced culture focused on simplicity, honesty, and putting people first.