Principal Software Engineer (Sensor)

ClearVector; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel opportunities

Asynchronous communication

Job summary

ClearVector is hiring for an early-stage, remote-friendly role focused on building an eBPF-based sensor for real-time visibility across Linux workloads in containers, VMs, and bare-metal servers. You will design high-performance, secure software with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability.

Ideal candidates have low-level systems programming experience (Rust preferred), deep Linux internals knowledge, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and GCP.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and shipping commercially available software products at scale that customers love.
• Experience building and shipping self-service B2B SaaS products at scale.
• Expert knowledge of at least one major systems programming language.
• Ability to learn Rust and TypeScript.
• Experience shipping serverless software on AWS or distributed systems experience.
• Experience working at a fast-growing startup.
• Be comfortable working remotely, asynchronously, and independently.
• Strong time management habits and the ability to have a quiet working environment.
• Fluency in technology such as GitHub, AWS, Auth0, TypeScript, Rust, GitHub Copilot and Claude.
• At least 12 years of experience.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop features and improvements in a secure, well-tested, and performant way
• Maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment
• Work closely with company leadership to guide our entry into the market
• Interact with potential customers and the community to help drive adoption
• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices
• Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review and other cultural practices
• Regularly demonstrate progress during our weekly internal demos

Skills

Rust

Linux internals

Time management

Architectural thinking

Security-focused programming

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

GitHub

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

We're an early-stage company building innovative software solutions with a commitment to shipping rock-solid, reliable, safe software. We’re searching for someone who loves writing code that helps protect customers and frustrates the adversary. You’ve written serious software in a careful way, and you love scalable systems built right with small teams. Read more about us and our mission here.

In this role, you'll work on our innovative eBPF-based sensor that provides real-time visibility and control for Linux workloads across containers, virtual machines, and bare-metal servers. This technology is central to our identity-driven security approach.

The ideal candidate has experience with low-level systems programming (Rust preferred), a strong understanding of Linux internals, and familiarity with container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments including AWS and GCP.

If you're passionate about building high-performance, security-focused software that operates reliably in production environments, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop features and improvements in a secure, well-tested, and performant way

• Maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment

• Work closely with company leadership to guide our entry into the market

• Interact with potential customers and the community to help drive adoption

• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices

• Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review and other cultural practices

• Regularly demonstrate progress during our weekly internal demos

Top candidates for this role will have:

• Experience designing and shipping commercially available software products at scale that customers love

• Experience building and shipping self-service B2B SaaS products at scale

• Expert knowledge of at least one major systems programming language

• Ability to learn Rust and Typescript

• Experience shipping serverless software on AWS or distributed systems experience

• Experience working at a fast-growing startup

• Be comfortable working remotely, asynchronously, and independently

• Strong time management habits and the ability to have a quiet working environment

• Fluency in technology such as GitHub, AWS, Auth0, TypeScript, Rust, GitHub Copilot and Claude

• At least 12 years of experience

• Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization

Additional notes

• As a remote first company, we are looking to hire anywhere in the United States.

• We hire people authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor immigration visas.

• Ability to travel for in-person company planning and events.