Dragos
Principal Software Engineer - Backend
United States · Principal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
RustDistributed SystemsNoSQLPostgreSQLElasticsearchDockerKubernetesCybersecurityCadenceCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- We work in a matrix style engineering organization which means in this role, you will be part of our Backend Community.
- To be successful at Dragos you will need to:
- Be passionate about your craft, minding the details while working quickly.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust.
- Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.
- Solid experience and understanding of Rust, with architectural understanding of language design tradeoffs
- The systems we protect deliver the water you drink, power your home, and keep the hospitals your community depends on running.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience developing backend systems at scale in high-performance, cybersecurity team environments
- 3+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres
- 3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch
- 3+ years of experience working in a microservices architecture
- Experience integrating with third party devices and data providers
- Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into development workflows
- If safeguarding the systems that protect your family, friends, and community is the kind of work that matters to you, you are in the right place.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud‑native architectures
- Experience with containerization (Docker)
Skills
- Have excellent communication skills for remote collaboration, working well across engineering disciplines.
Benefits
- Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
Company info
- Have a strong product sense and care deeply about the customers and problems we are solving.
- We are looking for backend engineers who yearn to contribute to more than just a code base and who are willing to stretch themselves to accomplish the mission.
- Our backend community is the heartbeat of the Dragos Platform, playing a pivotal role in the success of our customers' ability to secure their OT environments.
- Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle
- We are the global leader in xOT cybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services.
This listing is sourced directly from Dragos's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.