Principal Software Engineer - Cybersecurity Platform

SonicWALL; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SonicWall is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of a large-scale malware analysis and cybersecurity platform. The role focuses on Python-based analysis pipelines, RabbitMQ-driven job orchestration, Windows VM sandbox environments, and web interfaces.

You will own end-to-end technical decisions, mentor engineers, and drive modernization and scalability across on-premises and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering with relevant degree.
• Expert Python with asyncio, FastAPI.
• Strong C/C++ proficiency in compiled components.
• Virtualization expertise with KVM/libvirt.
• Malware analysis, sandboxing, or security platform experience.
• Production ML inference using PyTorch/LightGBM/scikit-learn/ONNX.
• Experience with Docker ecosystems and distributed messaging.
• Excellent written and cross-team communication.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture for SonicSandbox and UrlProtection.
• Lead design, development, and delivery of new detection capabilities.
• Define and drive architecture standards, coding practices and debt prioritization.
• Own the software delivery lifecycle from design to Docker packaging and deployment.
• Ensure production stability by monitoring health and leading incident response.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to two Senior Software Engineers.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align tech initiatives with product goals.

Skills

Python development

Async programming

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Security software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

PhD in related field

Tools

RabbitMQ

Taskiq/Redis

Celery

Docker

Docker Compose

KVM/libvirt

PyTorch

scikit-learn

ONNX

Linux

Job description

SonicWall — Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer — Python is a must SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram . We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and evolution of a large-scale malware analysis and cybersecurity platform. This role will own the end-to-end technical architecture across Python-based analysis pipelines, message-driven job orchestration systems, Windows VM sandbox environments, and web-based interfaces. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in software engineering, malware analysis, and distributed systems, with a proven ability to take ownership of complex legacy platforms and drive modernization initiatives. You will lead the design and implementation of advanced detection capabilities, including behavioral analysis, malware sandboxing, machine learning-based classification, and support for new file types, while ensuring platform scalability, reliability, and performance. This position requires strong hands-on development skills in Python with Linux-based production environments, messaging architectures such as RabbitMQ, virtualization technologies, and cloud-native deployment practices. As the technical leader for the platform, you will establish engineering standards, guide architectural decisions, reduce technical debt, mentor senior engineers, and ensure the long-term maintainability and success of the system.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical architecture of both platforms: the SonicSandbox analysis pipeline (static analysis, dynamic VM analysis, and machine learning) and the UrlProtection microservices (URL reputation, machine learning, and browser automation).
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of new detection capabilities across both products.
• Define and drive technical direction, including architecture, coding standards, testing practices, and technical debt prioritization.
• Own the complete software delivery lifecycle, from solution design and development through Docker/Debian packaging and production deployment.
• Ensure production stability and service reliability by monitoring platform health, leading incident response, and driving root cause analysis and resolution.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to two Senior Software Engineers.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align technical initiatives with product and business objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or 8 years with a Master\'s degree; or 6 years with a PhD; or equivalent professional experience.
• Expert-level Python development experience, including asynchronous programming (asyncio, aiohttp, FastAPI), multithreading, and distributed task processing architectures using RabbitMQ, Taskiq/Redis, Celery, or similar technologies.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ with experience owning and maintaining compiled software components.
• Experience with KVM/libvirt or comparable virtualization and hypervisor technologies.
• Deep understanding of malware analysis, sandbox technologies, cybersecurity platforms, or related security software.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing machine learning inference workloads in production using frameworks such as PyTorch, LightGBM, scikit-learn, or ONNX.
• Experience building or supporting production-scale headless browser automation pipelines is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, MongoDB, and Consul, along with experience managing containerized applications using Docker and Docker Compose.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex codebases spanning multiple systems and services.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience collaborating effectively within distributed, asynchronous engineering teams.

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