Principal API Engineer – Platform Architecture - Remote

Overview

SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise, recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring partners and customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. The company provides relentless security against cyberattacks across various environments.

In Short

• Drive development of the control plane behind the Zero Trust platform.
• Hands-on coding and technical leadership role.
• Architect and own the API layer for a distributed system.
• Mentor engineers and ensure high code quality.
• Lead a team of offshore Go developers.
• Collaborate with engineers on vision and practical plans.
• Ensure API security and lead secure coding practices.
• Maintain up-to-date API documentation.
• Provide mentorship to a growing team.
• Provide opinions on CI/CD/CT.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in API design, Go programming, and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with SaaS application development and secure cloud-native design.
• Ability to translate business objectives into technical architecture.
• Experience supporting full API lifecycle: design, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
• Passion for collaborative development and mentoring across teams.
• Strong opinions on infrastructure, DevOps, and release pipelines.
• Clear thinking and ability to communicate well across time zones.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• Experience in leadership roles, including mentoring or managing distributed teams.

Benefits

• Diverse environment and equal opportunity employer.
• Active security solutions in 100+ countries.