Principal Software Engineer - Secure Software Supply Chain

nineDots.io; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

nineDots.io is seeking a security-focused technical leader to shape modern software supply chain security. This role sits on a security-critical platform involved in how software is built, shared, and deployed, influencing trust, risk, and compliance for thousands of engineering teams.

You will set direction for a team, design systems that combine policy engines, vulnerability intelligence, SBOMs, and real-time enforcement, and mentor engineers to elevate quality and security across projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and operating production systems.
• Strong background in security and software supply chains.
• Experience mentoring teams and leading architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with policy engines, SBOMs, and vulnerability intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for a team redefining artifact security.
• Design systems that combine policy engines, vulnerability intelligence, SBOMs, and real-time enforcement.
• Tackle distributed systems problems where correctness, performance, and security matter.
• Raise the bar through deep code reviews, mentoring, and architectural judgment.

Skills

Python

AWS

Go

Multicloud

Job description

nineDots.io is seeking a security-focused technical leader to shape modern software supply chain security. This role sits on a security-critical platform involved in how software is built, shared, and deployed, influencing trust, risk, and compliance for thousands of engineering teams.

You will set direction for a team, design systems that combine policy engines, vulnerability intelligence, SBOMs, and real-time enforcement, and mentor engineers to elevate quality and security across projects.