Principal Developer - Exposure Management

Arctic Wolf; United States; Hybrid; USD 104,009 - 204,036; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Flexible time off

RRSP and 401k match

Training and career development

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Principal Developer – Exposure Management to guide technical direction across the Exposure Management product area. You’ll contribute to architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and shape how we scale the platform in pursuit of End Cyber Risk.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own code quality, and deliver strategic technical recommendations with 1–3 year impact horizons. This is a highly influential, hybrid role across North America.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer on SaaS platforms.
• Designed and operated multi-tenant, cloud-native SaaS platforms at scale.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and multi-cloud environments (AWS and GCP).
• Strong experience with two or more of: Rust, Go, Python.
• Grounded in engineering principles – clean design, domain-driven design, separation of concerns, KISS, YAGNI.
• Demonstrated track record of elevating engineering teams and practices.
• Contribute strategic technical recommendations with 1–3 year impact horizons.

Responsibilities

• Help guide technical direction and contribute to platform architectural strategy across multiple teams within the Exposure Management product area.
• Participate in system design decisions with strong technology recommendations.
• Review detailed designs and provide architectural feedback that accelerates delivery.
• Help drive alignment on cross-team technical decisions and promote consistency across platform services.
• Champion engineering principles – clean design, domain-driven design, separation of concerns, KISS – and hold the bar on code quality.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration within empowered product teams, balancing value, usability, feasibility.
• Elevate engineers through pairing, code review, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to multi-year technology planning and roadmap discussions.
• Participate in on-call rotation and serve as a technical escalation point during incidents.

Skills

Distributed systems

SaaS platforms

Rust, Go, Python

Mentoring engineers

Architectural decisions

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Bartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Principal Developer – Exposure Management to be part of making this happen.

Location: Hybrid‑Eden Prairie‑MN‑US or Remote‑US or Hybrid‑Waterloo‑ON‑CA or Remote‑CA.

About The Role

Arctic Wolf’s Exposure Management platform, built on a core foundation of Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM), helps organizations discover, contextualize, and secure every asset across their environment. Our teams operate as empowered, cross‑functional product teams – engineers, product managers, and designers collaborating to solve customer problems, not just ship features. We embrace DevOps principles and believe the teams that build it, own it.

As a Principal Developer, you will help guide technical direction across the Exposure Management product area – contributing to architectural decisions, raising the bar on engineering practices, and mentoring engineers across multiple teams. You are a go‑to expert who helps unblock complex problems. Your work has executive‑level visibility and helps shape how we build and scale the platform in pursuit of Arctic Wolf’s mission to End Cyber Risk.

Who You Are

• Mission-driven and outcome-focused – you connect daily work to customer impact and business results
• A self-starter who is proactive, curious, and constantly looking to improve yourself, the people around you, and the processes you work within
• Customer-focused – you build empathy for the problems customers face and let that inform technical decisions
• A clear communicator who can present to a room, read the room, and adjust – equally effective with engineers and executives
• Energized by working in empowered product teams where engineers own outcomes, not just output

You Will

• Help guide technical direction and contribute to platform architectural strategy across multiple teams within the Exposure Management product area
• Participate in system design decisions with strong, well‑reasoned technology recommendations
• Review detailed designs and provide architectural feedback that accelerates delivery
• Help drive alignment on cross‑team technical decisions and promote consistency across platform services
• Champion engineering principles – clean design, domain‑driven design, separation of concerns, KISS – and hold the bar on code quality
• Foster cross‑functional collaboration within empowered product teams, working alongside product management and design to balance value, usability, and feasibility
• Elevate engineers around you – through pairing, code review, design discussions, and knowledge sharing – so that teams deliver better solutions and individuals grow in their careers
• Contribute to multi‑year technology planning and roadmap discussions
• Participate in the on‑call rotation and serve as a technical escalation point during incidents – helping teams diagnose and resolve complex platform issues

Our Technology Stack

Rust, Go, Python, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, SQS, EventBridge), GCP (Spanner)

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with significant experience developing and operating SaaS platforms
• Have designed and operated multi‑tenant, cloud‑native SaaS platforms at scale
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and multi‑cloud environments (AWS and GCP)
• Strong experience with two or more of: Rust, Go, Python
• Grounded in engineering principles – clean design, domain‑driven design, separation of concerns, KISS, YAGNI – and apply them pragmatically
• Demonstrated track record of elevating engineering teams – whether through mentoring individuals, improving team practices, or raising the quality bar across multiple teams
• Contribute strategic technical recommendations with 1‑3 year impact horizons

Nice to Have

• Experience in cybersecurity, exposure management, CAASM, or adjacent security domains
• Experience with serverless and event‑driven architectures at scale
• Track record of introducing new software patterns or technologies that improved platform quality
• Experience with cost optimization and scalability strategy (COGs)

Opportunity For Additional Impact

• For Principal Developers who demonstrate the capacity and desire, the following are opportunities to expand your scope at this level:
  • Help shepherd technology and design choices across the Exposure Management product area
  • Contribute to the big‑picture technology roadmap for the platform
  • Help drive alignment of short‑term needs, technical debt, and long‑term strategic direction
  • Participate in ensuring quality and consistency of engineering standards, CI/CD, and testing practices
  • Engage in broader product strategy, feasibility discussions, and strategic external engagements
  • Serve as a technical resource across engineering teams

Benefits

• Equity for all employees
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
• RRSP and 401k match
• Training and career development programs
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value‑added services
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
• Fertility support and paid parental leave

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodation by emailing [e-mail]. View our Hiring Page to learn more about our application process.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks are required for this position.
• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.

The base salary range for this job family is 146,300 to 287,000 CAD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.