Principal Software Engineer, Security Development

Summary

Join Gemini's Security Development team as a Principal Software Engineer and become a technical lead, building and operating critical security infrastructure. You will set the technical direction for security-critical software and platforms, providing hands-on engineering and leadership. Collaborate with other teams, architect solutions, develop robust systems, and support existing tools. Establish secure software development patterns and a DevSecOps culture. Mentor and grow a world-class engineering team. This role requires in-person presence twice a week in either Seattle, WA or New York City, NY.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend software engineering and infrastructure roles
• Expertise designing, building, and operating complex distributed systems
• Demonstrated technical leadership of engineering teams and initiatives
• Strong hands-on software development experience in modern languages
• Deep experience with Linux, networking, containers, and cloud infrastructure (we often use Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS)
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and support security platforms and tools leveraging robust software and systems engineering
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and develop new capabilities
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise as the founding member of a new engineering team
• Maintain and extend existing security platforms
• Hire and mentor strong backend engineers to build out the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in information security, security automation, and/or DevSecOps
• Knowledge of cryptographic concepts, secure coding, and threat modeling
• Familiarity with security technologies like SIEM, WAF, EDR, and SAST
• Experience building and/or operating access control, authentication, and/or authorization systems

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off