Principal Software Engineer - Agentix (Cortex)

Our Mission

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Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

As a Principal Backend Engineer in our Cortex group, you will be a vital contributor to the development and maintenance of industry-leading security products like Cortex XSOAR and XSIAM. You will design and implement robust backend services, tackle complex technical challenges in cybersecurity, and pioneer innovative AI-based solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance shared Cortex infrastructures and deliver substantial impact to thousands of customers by advancing our platforms with AI-driven capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain end-to-end backend features and components for Cortex products.
• Proactively collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and ensure seamless integration with other product components.
• Contribute to team-wide efforts by participating in code reviews, design reviews, and critical technical and architectural decisions.
• Develop and integrate innovative Generative AI solutions into backend architectures to enhance Cortex product capabilities.
• Apply a production-oriented approach to provide real-time mitigation and effective solutions for production issues, ensuring system stability and performance.
• Challenge existing paradigms by curiously and positively questioning the status quo to drive technical innovation and improvements.

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including the development of scalable server-side applications.
• Demonstrated experience with a variety of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Proven experience developing and maintaining distributed cloud products on platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Basic understanding of the AI landscape, including various models, frameworks, and prompting techniques.
• Ability to integrate Generative AI solutions into backend architectures.

• Advanced proficiency in Go and/or Python programming languages.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Prior experience in the cybersecurity industry or with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms.