Principal Software Engineer

Brinqa is the leading provider of unified cyber risk management and security analytics.  Our software empowers companies to make cyber risk decisions across a wide range of platforms quickly and efficiently. 

We help our customers' cyber security and technology teams discover, prioritize and treat the most important risks based on real-time risk analytics, automated risk assessments, and remediation.  With actionable insights and timely communications provided by our software, our customers are reducing their response times to the constantly changing and emerging threats and saving their business from potential negative and significant impacts. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

Brinqa has an immediate need for a Data Pipeline Architect to assist in developing risk management solutions as part of our Cybersecurity Knowledge Platform. We are looking for a senior engineer who can work closely with our Platform Engineering Team and Product Managers to build risk management solutions for Fortune 500 customers. Members of our team enjoy a collaborative work environment focused on delivering real value to large enterprise customers.

In this role, you will develop a highly scalable data pipeline that can process both streaming and batch data sets that the Product Engineering Team will use to develop our risk management features. You will need to use your expertise to ensure the features are highly scalable and performant. This role requires deep expertise in data engineering best practices, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems, as well as a strong ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and analytics teams. Brinqa is a data processing and analytics platform that ingests, consolidates, enriches, processes, and persists hundreds of millions of vulnerabilities daily.

The ideal candidate must have a background in providing technical leadership for large-scale SaaS application development. Brinqa is seeking an engineer passionate about delivering high-quality solutions used by some of the world's largest
enterprises. The position reports to a Manager of Software Engineering or above.

If you are looking to build your career with an exceptional team, be part of building something great, and making an impact, you may have found it here at Brinqa

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead the design and implementation of secure data pipelines that support our analytics, AI/ML, and operational needs
• Optimize the pipeline for scalability and reliability
• Work closely with the data architects to establish the appropriate data models, streaming, and orchestration strategies
• Select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and storage solutions to meet business requirements
• Optimize pipeline performance and costs
• Demonstrate leadership in support of quality initiatives that achieve the expectations of prospects and maintain high renewal rates
• Work closely with DevOps and Security teams to ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Champion processes that support team-led work planning, value delivery, and predictable execution
• Participate in planning sessions that ensure quality objectives are well understood so that standards and metrics can be established
• Deliver predictable operational support for both internal and external consumers of our technologies
• Assisting in building a highly capable team based on great talent identification and recruiting
• Help ensure that the engineering team is happy, prolific, and autonomous
• Maximize the productivity of our technologies by assisting in the development of technical documentation

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3+ years in a senior or architect role
• Proven experience designing large-scale data pipelines in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Expertise with data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Flink, Beam).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Typescript.
• Experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Prefect) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift).
• Strong knowledge of streaming systems (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub).
• Understanding of data security, encryption, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2).
• Understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies
• Experience in technical team leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is preferred

AND IDEALLY

• Experience using AI tools (Github Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to increase efficiency
• Significant work experience in enterprise IT systems management applications
• Experience working with Yugabyte or Postgres
• Experience developing cybersecurity applications
• Experience with data mesh or data lakehouse architectures.
• Familiarity with ML Ops and integrating pipelines with machine learning workflows.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Contributions to open-source data engineering tools or frameworks.
• Master's or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa or Work Permit at this time.
Ready to join us? Apply today.

HERE'S A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

Brinqa was founded in 2008 by cybersecurity and technology veterans that witnessed first-hand the significant amount of time and people it took a company to manage the various tools and resources to protect the business from the ever evolving and changing world of cybersecurity. 

Building a cybersecurity platform that connects all of the relevant IT, security, and business data resources to create a common data view with actionable insights would give companies a resource that would allow them to respond faster, smarter and more efficiently.  

In June 2021, with a solid and effective product benefiting and significantly impacting Fortune 50 companies, Brinqa received its first and only institutionalized funding with Insight Partners.  Investing $110M and a minority position in the business, Insight Partners provided Brinqa a way to provide their cybersecurity platform product to more enterprise companies by building their employee base with expertise in Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Professional Services and People. 

It is an exciting time of growth and for individuals to make an immediate and lasting impact on the company and its market

We're committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Brinqa - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels.

 

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