Principal Software Engineer Boston, MA

Recorded Future; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 228,500; Full time

Job summary

Recorded Future in Somerville, Massachusetts is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to enhance their Security Intelligence Graph. This role involves designing scalable data pipelines, driving architectural improvements, and ensuring platform reliability. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, with strong Python skills and familiarity with cloud infrastructures. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $152,000 to $228,500, and various benefits. Join Recorded Future to be part of a leading intelligence company!

Qualifications

• 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 NoSQL 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; GitHub 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that collect, transform, and deliver structured threat intelligence data.
• Drive meaningful architectural improvements across data and platform systems to ensure long-term scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Contribute 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.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Engage with technical leaders and contribute to raising the engineering bar through knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data engineering

Backend engineering

Platform engineering

Python

Go or Rust

Cloud infrastructure

Message queues

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Data lake storage

REST APIs

Production-grade applications

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-code

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Postgres

AWS RDS

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Delta Lake

AWS Neptune

Neo4j

Flask

Django

FastAPI

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

With 1,000+ intelligence professionals serving over 1,900 clients worldwide, Recorded Future is the world’s most advanced, and largest, intelligence company!

Recorded Future is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Engineering team, responsible for building and scaling the pipelines that power the Security Intelligence Graph. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will work across application code and infrastructure to collect, transform, and deliver structured threat data: tracking malware infrastructure, phishing campaigns, spam networks, command-and-control systems, and more. You will play a key role in driving architectural improvements and ensuring the platform scales effectively as it continues to grow.

What You'll Do:

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

What You'll Bring:

• 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 NoSQL 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; GitHub 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The salary displayed reflects the range for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by state, work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. Your recruiter can share more about the specific details of the compensation and benefit package during the hiring process.

We are committed to maintaining an environment that attracts and retains talent from a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. By ensuring all feel included and respected for being unique and bringing their whole selves to work, Recorded Future is made a better place every day.

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.

Recorded Future does not administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. This is in compliance with the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in alignment with our hiring practices across all jurisdictions.

Recorded Future maintains a drug‑free workplace.