Senior Software Engineer - Backend New

Dragos, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity package

Job summary

Dragos, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Backend Community and help build the OT Security Platform. You will design, implement, and optimize robust Rust backends, collaborating across engineering disciplines in a remote‑first, globally distributed team.

You will influence architectural decisions, mentor senior engineers, and stay ahead of security and reliability best practices while delivering high‑quality software for customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years backend systems experience at scale.
• 5+ years PostgreSQL experience.
• 5+ years Elasticsearch experience.
• 5+ years in microservices architecture.
• Strong Rust experience with architectural tradeoffs.
• Experience integrating with third‑party devices and data providers.
• Experience incorporating AI tools and services into development workflows.
• Proven track record mentoring senior engineers.
• Ability to lead architectural decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, high‑performance backend systems in Rust.
• Optimize architectures to improve speed and efficiency.
• Participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization.
• Stay current with Rust, security, and system design best practices.
• Provide and receive peer feedback as part of the review cycle.

Skills

Backend systems design

Rust programming

Microservices architecture

Architectural leadership

Mentoring engineers

AI tooling in development

Security-conscious coding

Cross-team collaboration

DevOps and CI/CD

Observability tooling

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform (IaC)

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in IC/OT cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best‑in‑class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We’re a remote‑first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We’re looking for mission‑oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust.

About the Role

Dragos is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our team in building the leading OT Security Platform. We work in a matrix style engineering organization which means in this role, you will be part of our Backend Community. To be successful at Dragos you will need to:

• Be passionate about your craft, minding the details while working quickly.
• Have a strong product sense and care deeply about the customers and problems we are solving.
• Be self‑directed with a strong work ethic and ability to operate autonomously.
• Have excellent communication skills for remote collaboration, working well across engineering disciplines.

At Dragos, we don’t hire engineers whose only mission in life is to write code. We are looking for backend engineers who yearn to contribute to more than just a code base and who are willing to stretch themselves to accomplish the mission.

Responsibilities

Our backend community is the heartbeat of the Dragos Platform, playing a pivotal role in the success of our customers’ ability to secure their OT environments.

As a backend engineer you will:

• Design and implement robust, testable, high‑performance systems and tools in Rust.
• Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.
• Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality.
• Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing backend systems at scale in high‑performance team environments.
• 5+ years of experience in relational databases such as Postgres.
• 5+ years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch.
• 5+ years of experience working in a microservices architecture.
• Solid experience and understanding of Rust, with architectural understanding of language design tradeoffs.
• Experience integrating with third‑party devices and data providers.
• Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into development workflows.
• Proven track record of mentoring and developing senior engineers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architectural decisions and influence technical strategy across multiple teams.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale with a focus on reliability.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Strong understanding of observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with IaC tools (Terraform).
• Experience building information security‑focused products or applying secure coding practices.
• Experience with Kotlin, Go, or Python in production environments.
• Experience mentoring team members or leading technical initiatives.

Compensation

• Competitive Equity Package.

Dragos 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, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.