Job description
Who we are:
BigID is an innovative tech startup that focuses on solutions for data security, compliance, privacy, and AI data management. We’re leading the market in all things data: helping our customers reduce risk, drive business innovation, achieve compliance, build customer trust, make better decisions, and get more value from their data.
We are building a global team passionate about innovation and next-gen technology. BigID has been recognized for:
- BigID Named Hot Company in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the 2024 Global InfoSec Awards
- Citizens JMP Cyber 66 List of Hottest Privately Held Cybersecurity Companies
- CRN 100 list named BIgID as one of the 20 Coolest Identity Access Management And Data Protection Companies Of 2024 (2 years running)
- DUNS 100 Best Tech Companies to Work For in 2024
- Top 3 Big Data and AI Vendors to Watch’ in the 2023 BigDATAwire Readers and Editors Choice Awards
- 2024 Inc. 5000 list for the 4th consecutive year!
- Shortlisted for the 2024 AI Awards in the category of Best Use of AI in Cybersecurity
At BigID, our team is the foundation of our success. Join a people-centric culture that is fast-paced and rewarding: you’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in the industry who value innovation, diversity, integrity, and collaboration.
Who We Seek
We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a builder’s mindset and a passion for innovation to join our AI Security team at BigID.
You’ll play a key role in shaping how organizations adapt and secure their use of AI, working on new initiatives from the ground up. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who thrives in ambiguity, brings deep backend expertise, and influences cross-team architecture and product direction.
This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI Security initiatives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.
What You’ll Do
- Design scalable, secure solutions to complex technical challenges
- Build backend services and infrastructure from the ground up
- Drive architectural and technological decisions across products
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and mentor engineers
- Review design and code to uphold high engineering standards
- Explore new technologies and bring innovative ideas into production
What You’ll Bring:
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in backend development, with deep expertise in Java / TypeScript / Python and a strong grasp of software engineering best practices.
- A proven track record of leading the design and implementation of complex, scalable, and high-performance systems in production environments.
- Architectural experience—you’ve made critical design decisions, defined technical direction, and guided teams through system evolution.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, databases, message queues, multi-tenancy, and cloud-native computing.
Experience building and evolving microservices-based architectures, ideally deployed in Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms.
- A collaborative, communicative approach—you’re comfortable influencing across teams, mentoring engineers, and driving alignment.
A proactive, ownership-driven attitude—you seek out opportunities, solve problems before they escalate, and take initiative to improve systems and processes.
Advantages:
- Experience with GenAI implementations, LLM integrations, Vector Databases (e.g., Mongo Atlas Search, Elastic Search), and embedding-based search.
- Background in Cybersecurity, data privacy, or compliance-related domains, especially with experience designing secure-by-default systems.
- Experience evaluating and integrating third-party APIs, SDKs, or cloud-native AI services (e.g., Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI).
What’s in it for you?!
Our people are the foundation of our success, and we prioritize offering a wide range of benefits that make our team happier and healthier.
- Equity participation - everyone shares in our success
- Flexible work arrangements - for parents, remote workdays, etc.
- Office perks: dog-friendly environment, fully stocked fridge, gym, and exercise classes, weekly Happy Hours, free parking, evening meals
- Knowledge training & career development tracks
Our Values:
We look for people who embody our values - Care, Do, Try & Shine.
- Care - We care about our customers and each other
- Do - We do what it takes to make a positive impact
- Try - We try our best and we don’t give up
- Shine - We shine and make it our mission to always stand out
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We’re committed to creating a culture of inclusion and equality – across race, gender, sexuality, and disability – where innovation and growth thrive, every voice is heard, and everybody belongs. Learn more about us here.
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