Principal Software Engineer

We are Bugcrowd. Since 2012, we’ve been empowering organizations to take back control and stay ahead of threat actors by uniting the collective ingenuity and expertise of our customers and trusted alliance of elite hackers, with our data and AI-powered Security Knowledge Platform™. Our network of hackers brings diverse expertise to uncover hidden weaknesses, adapting swiftly to evolving threats, even against zero-day exploits.

With unmatched scalability and adaptability, our data and AI-driven Crowd Match™ technology in our platform finds the perfect talent for your unique fight. We aim to create a new era of modern crowdsourced security that outpaces threat actors. Unleash the ingenuity of the hacker community with Bugcrowd, visit  Based in San Francisco and New Hampshire, Bugcrowd is supported by General Catalyst, Rally Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, and others.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership within our Integration Engineering organization. In this role, you will define and evolve the architecture of our cloud-native, API-first platform that powers our patented data- and AI-driven Security Knowledge Platform™.

As a Principal Engineer, you will operate at an organization-wide level—setting technical direction, driving large-scale modernization initiatives, and serving as a trusted technical authority across integrations, backend systems, and platform services. You will partner closely with senior engineering leaders, product, and business stakeholders to enable a new era of modern, scalable, and resilient crowdsourced security that stays ahead of threat actors.

• Define and own API-first, cloud-native architecture standards, service patterns, and integration frameworks across the platform.

• Lead the organization-wide transition to cloud-native and service-oriented architectures
  , ensuring scalability, security, and operational excellence.

• Act as the principal technical authority for backend systems and third-party integrations across the engineering organization.

• Drive long-term technical strategy and architectural decision-making aligned with business and platform goals.

• Lead modernization efforts toward a highly reliable, event-driven, and observable platform
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• Ensure high availability, performance, stability, and fault tolerance across all integration workflows.

• Establish best practices for resiliency, data consistency, and system scalability.

• Bring deep expertise in Kafka or similar event streaming technologies and their use in large-scale distributed systems.

• Provide strategic leadership in the adoption and integration of AI-powered tools and systems
  , with a focus on measurable business outcomes.

• Guide architectural decisions related to AI scalability, security, and reliability in production systems.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks to keep the platform future-ready.

• Lead complex, cross-org engineering initiatives that span multiple teams and domains.

• Influence engineering roadmaps and technical direction without direct people management authority.

• Partner with product, security, and business stakeholders to identify and enable high-impact integration opportunities
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• Mentor senior and staff engineers, raising the bar for engineering excellence across the organization.

• This role does not have direct people management responsibilities.

• Influence is exercised through technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated impact at scale.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience in the cybersecurity domain or security-centric platforms is strongly preferred.

• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture
  , microservices, and API design.

• Proven experience designing and owning large-scale, cross-system…