Principal Software Engineer - Security Research

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About the Role: As a Principal Software Engineer in Security Research, you will drive the design, architecture, and delivery of advanced security automation and AI-powered systems. You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle from concept and design to development, deployment, and scaling of internal tools, dashboards, and automation platforms that strengthen the organization's defensive capabilities Key Responsibilities:

Job Description

Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of internal security automation tools, dashboards, and analytics platforms.

Architect large-scale automation systems for SOC, incident response, and threat detection.

Lead LLM orchestration, deployment, and benchmarking efforts across multiple applied security use cases.

Integrate cloud, application, and infrastructure security into unified, scalable pipelines.

Mentor engineering teams on best practices for secure, automated, and resilient system design.

Drive experimentation with AI/ML models for SOC analytics, anomaly detection, and automation.

Prototype, validate, and operationalize AI-based threat simulation and response systems. Required Skills

Job Specification

9+ years of experience in software engineering, focusing on security automation, AI systems, or platform engineering.

Deep expertise in Python, Go, or equivalent languages; proven ability to design distributed, fault-tolerant systems.

Familiarity with SSDLC processes and secure software development practices.

Experience or exposure to VAPT (Mobile, Web, API).

Strong background in cloud-native security, Kubernetes, and IaC-based security architecture.

Demonstrated success managing end-to-end engineering lifecycles from prototype to deployment for internal tools and automation frameworks.

Experience with LLM-based systems, prompt orchestration, and model benchmarking in security contexts. Good to Have

Knowledge of Active Directory, Red Teaming, or VAPT techniques.

Hands-on understanding of network and infrastructure security.

Experience with security analytics, threat intelligence, and ML-based anomaly detection.

Contributions to open-source security research, tools, or publications.