Principal API Engineer – Platform Architecture

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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CybersecurityIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Deep expertise in API design, Go programming, and distributed systems is required, along with strong experience in SaaS application development and secure cloud-native design. Proven ability to translate business objectives into technical architecture and experience supporting the full API lifecycle (design, deployment, monitoring, iteration) are essential. Leadership experience, including mentoring or managing distributed engineering teams, is also necessary. Candidates should have strong opinions on infrastructure, DevOps, and release pipelines, coupled with clear, structured thinking and excellent cross-time zone communication skills.

Responsibilities

The Principal API Engineer will drive the development of the control plane for the Zero Trust platform, architecting and owning the API layer that orchestrates activity across the distributed system. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, ensuring high code quality, contributing to platform scalability, security, and extensibility, and leading a team of offshore Go developers. Key duties involve leading the API as a product, collaborating on vision and pragmatic plans, ensuring API security and secure coding practices, maintaining up-to-date API documentation, providing mentorship, and offering opinions on CI/CD/CT.

Skills

API design

Go programming

distributed systems

API security

secure coding practices

CI/CD

technical leadership

platform architecture

SonicWall

Provides cybersecurity solutions and services

About SonicWall

SonicWall provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect organizations from various cyber threats. Their product offerings include firewalls, secure remote access, email security, and advanced threat protection, all designed to safeguard networks, devices, and data from issues like ransomware, malware, and phishing attacks. SonicWall's products work by monitoring and controlling incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules, ensuring that only safe data is allowed through. Unlike many competitors, SonicWall offers a comprehensive suite of security products along with subscription-based services that provide ongoing updates and support, which helps clients stay protected against evolving threats. The company's goal is to deliver essential security solutions to a diverse range of clients, including small to medium-sized businesses, enterprises, and government agencies, ensuring their safety in an increasingly digital world.

Milpitas, CaliforniaHeadquarters

1991Year Founded

$48MTotal Funding

ACQUISITIONCompany Stage

Consulting, CybersecurityIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees