Principal Software Engineer (Defense Platform)

Company Description

We are looking for a mature Principal Software Engineer who strongly desires to contribute to the product development of an innovative Defense Platform that will disrupt the economics of cybercrime.

Sounds exciting? 

We hope you can join us in that mission!

CUSTOMER
The company was founded in 2012 in Brooklyn. Our humble beginnings led to the creation of the Defense Platform, the backbone of all our products that safeguards enterprises from sophisticated bot attacks, fraud, and account abuse. Today, we verify the humanity of more than 20 trillion interactions per week for some of the largest companies and internet platforms.

PROJECT
You’ll join us at an exciting moment in our product story: we joined forces with two big companies in a market-changing merger, and this team is pivotal to our mission. They are the ones uncovering and fighting bot operations like PARETO, ICEBUCKET, 3ve, and Methbot.

Job Description

• Elevate existing solutions by working on legacy code, ensuring continuous improvement 
• Conduct a thorough analysis of the current system architecture and contribute innovative ideas for optimization 
• Address technical issues, conflicts, and challenges, ensuring smooth operation of the software ecosystem 
• Define architectural principles, design patterns, and coding standards to ensure IT solutions’ consistency, maintainability, and reusability  
• Assess and evaluate various technologies, platforms, frameworks, and tools to determine their suitability for the organization's IT landscape 
• Consider factors such as performance, scalability, security, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness. Make recommendations and guide the selection of appropriate technologies 
• Work closely and continuously with clients’ stakeholders to meet business/client requirements and incorporate broader aspects 
• Ensure relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices are applied correctly across technology programs/projects and products 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D and Research teams to enhance product optimization 

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in architecting large-scale software products 
• 5+ years of experience in C++ programming 
• 3+ years of experience with other languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Go
• Previous experience navigating the Cyber Security landscape, including accreditation of solutions in high-classified, secure environments 
• Excellent analytical and technical skills 
• Experience working with algorithms, databases, modern frameworks, etc. 
• Ability to foresee and manage technical risks effectively 
• Strong sense of responsibility, commitment, and proactiveness 
• At least Upper-Intermediate level of English