Principal Software Engineer – Backend

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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Dragos, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

💰 $74M Series D - Dragos on 2023-09

Manufacturing • Logistics • Consulting

Dragos, Inc. is a cybersecurity company specializing in operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) protection for critical infrastructure. It provides an OT-native platform that delivers asset visibility, vulnerability management, threat detection, and response playbooks, backed by threat intelligence, managed services (including OT Watch and incident response), training, and compliance support. Dragos focuses on defending sectors like energy, utilities, manufacturing, transportation, and other industrial environments through a combination of software, intelligence, and expert services.

📋 Description

• Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust • Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency • Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality • Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster continuous learning and improvement • Give and receive peer feedback as part of the review cycle • Contribute to the Dragos Platform, supporting customers’ ability to secure their OT environments • Collaborate across engineering disciplines in a matrix-style engineering organization

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing backend systems at scale in high-performance team environments • 5+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres • 5+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch • 5+ years of experience working in a microservices architecture • Rust proficiency – or the willingness and demonstrated ability to become proficient quickly • Experience integrating with third party devices and data providers • Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into development workflows • Proven track record of mentoring and developing senior engineers • Demonstrated ability to lead architectural decisions and influence technical strategy across multiple teams • Experience working in cybersecurity, OT, or ICS environments • All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment • Additional qualifications that will help you succeed: experience building and operating distributed systems at scale with a focus on reliability; familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures; experience with containerization (Docker); strong understanding of observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana); experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with IaC tools (Terraform); experience building information security-focused products or applying secure coding practices; experience with Kotlin, Go, or Python in production environments; experience mentoring team members or leading technical initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Equity Package • Comprehensive Benefits Plan

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