Senior Principal Engineer - Product Security & AI Safeguards

Snowflake; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data cloud company is hiring a Principal Software Engineer II to lead the Product Security team. This role focuses on shaping the company’s security strategy and requires over 15 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in securing large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms. The candidate should have expertise in AI security, cryptography, and strong leadership skills, mentoring engineers, and promoting a robust security culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience building and securing large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.
• Deep expertise in multiple security domains including AI/ML security, cloud security, and software supply chain security.
• Exceptional communication skills to influence senior technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for Product Security and define the security architecture.
• Drive security strategy across AI, authentication, and software supply chain security.
• Mentor engineers and promote a strong security mindset across the company.

Skills

Software engineering experience

AI/ML system security

Applied cryptography

Cloud security fundamentals

Distributed systems

Strong communication skills

Cross-organizational leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Go

Python

C

C++

Job description

A leading data cloud company is hiring a Principal Software Engineer II to lead the Product Security team. This role focuses on shaping the company’s security strategy and requires over 15 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in securing large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms. The candidate should have expertise in AI security, cryptography, and strong leadership skills, mentoring engineers, and promoting a robust security culture across the organization.