Principal Software Engineer

Recorded Future is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for a full‑time role in Washington, DC. The role focuses on building and scaling data pipelines that power the Security Intelligence Graph.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that collect, transform, and deliver structured threat intelligence data powering the Security Intelligence Graph.
• Drive meaningful architectural improvements across data and platform systems to ensure long‑term scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Work across both application code and infrastructure, contributing to backend services, data systems, and platform capabilities.
• Apply statistical techniques to large‑scale datasets to generate accurate and impactful insights.
• Ensure production‑grade pipeline reliability through strong observability, error handling, and failure recovery practices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and contribute to infrastructure‑as‑code practices to support efficient and repeatable deployments.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across teams, geographies, and varying levels of technical expertise.
• Engage with technical leaders across teams and contribute to raising the engineering bar through knowledge sharing and best practices.

• At least 5 years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in Go or Rust considered a plus.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and IAM fundamentals.
• Hands‑on experience with message queues and pub/sub systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with SQL databases such as Postgres or AWS RDS, and No
  
  SQL databases such as MongoDB or Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with data lake storage frameworks such as Delta Lake and graph databases such as AWS Neptune or Neo4j.
• Experience developing REST APIs using frameworks such as Flask, Django, or FastAPI.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering production‑grade applications and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong understanding of building reliable data pipelines, including observability, error handling, and failure recovery.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines;
  Git Hub Actions experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code tools;
  Terraform experience is a plus.
• Comfort working with high‑volume, complex, and unstructured data.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, including the ability to debug both software and data issues.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently while delivering high‑quality results.
• Interest in or familiarity with security data domains such as threat infrastructure, malware, or network telemetry.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Experience or interest in cybersecurity data domains such as malware analysis, phishing detection, or network telemetry.
• Experience working with graph‑based data systems or security intelligence platforms.

The base salary range for this full‑time position is $152,000–$228,500. In addition, the role may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Recorded Future is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Recorded Future does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will not discharge, discipline or otherwise discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.

Recorded Future maintains a drug‑free workplace.