About Keyfactor
Our mission is to securely connect the world — humans, machines, and AI. Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, helping the world's largest enterprises and government agencies take control of the cryptographic identities that safeguard every digital interaction. Behind the platform is a global team of people who care deeply about the work and each other — moving fast, thinking big, and showing up for one another every day. If you're looking for work that matters and a team that brings out your best, we hope you'll trust your future with Keyfactor!
Title: Principal Software Engineer
Location: Remote; United States or Canada
Experience: Senior
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Computer and Network Security
Job Summary
Leads development of complex software solutions, providing technical expertise and guidance. Designs, codes, and maintains applications while mentoring other engineers and improving practices.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex software solutions.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to engineering teams.
- Ensure high standards of code quality through reviews, pull requests and best practices.
- Work with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and resolve issues.
- Drive improvements in software design and development processes.
- Identify and address technical problems and performance issues.
- Mentor other engineers, providing guidance and support for their development.
- Work closely with the Quality Assurance teams and participate in QA efforts when needed.
- Participate in internal and external product support when needed.
- Engage in Agile ceremonies and contribute to iterative development processes.
Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
- 7-9 years of experience in software engineering or a related field.
- Thought leadership, advanced strategic and technical expertise, superior communication and negotiation skills
- Advanced expertise in designing scalable, high-performance systems, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to innovate at a high level, lead large-scale projects, and mentor senior team members.
- Ability to architect complex solutions, align technical vision with business goals, and lead technical strategy initiatives.
- Mastery of industry trends, company strategy, and future direction.
- Deep understanding of architectural patterns, software frameworks, and system integration.
Additional Technical Skills and Experience
- Strong experience with programming in Go and C/C++.
- Experience with cryptographic libraries and frameworks.
- Experience integrating with external systems using APIs for push-based (webhooks, pub/sub, streaming) and pull-based (polling, REST/RPC/gRPC) data exchange.
- Strong knowledge of event-driven and message-oriented architectures, using tools such as Kafka, cloud-native pub/sub systems or similar.
- Experience with deep cryptographic object inspection, secure protocol implementation (TLS, PKI, key management), and certificate validation a big plus.
- Experience with static analysis tools and techniques, including parsing, bytecode analysis, and vulnerability detection a big plus.
- Exposure to endpoint agents, scanning tools, and security integrations a big plus.
Compensation
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits
We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.
Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Generous paid parental leave globally.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays.
- Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
- Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development.
- Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings.
Our Core Values
Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:
Trust is paramount.
We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.
Customers are core.
We strategize, operate, and execute through a customer-centric view. We prioritize the security interests of our customers, and we act as if their data were our own.
Innovation never stops, it only accelerates.
The speed of change is accelerating. We are committed, through investment and focus, to stay ahead of the innovation curve.
We deliver with agility.
We thrive in high-paced and continually changing environments. We navigate through newly added variables, adjust accordingly, while driving towards our strategic goals.
United by respect.
Respect for all is what unites us. We promote diversity, inclusivity, equity, and acting with empathy and openness, both in our business and in our communities.
Teams make “it” happen.
Vision and goals are not individually achievable – they require teamwork. We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.
Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via [email protected] and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time.
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