Principal Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Job Description

Arkose Labs, recognized as a leader in bot detection and mitigation, is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive the evolution of its product architecture, focusing on stream processing and cloud-native distributed systems. The Principal Engineer will play a crucial role in addressing complex engineering challenges, making scalable design decisions, and mentoring teams.

This role involves:

• Leading the design and evolution of product architecture.
• Collaborating with engineering, product, and leadership teams.
• Guiding architecture decisions.
• Leading and mentoring engineers.
• Taking ownership of critical projects.
• Bringing creativity to influence the strategic direction of technology and products.

Arkose Labs is looking for someone who has:

• 15+ years in software engineering or 12+ with a Master’s degree.
• Hands-on experience with stream processing frameworks like Apache Flink.
• Proficiency in Go (Python familiarity is a plus).
• Strong understanding of web/HTTP protocols, DNS, TLS, browser caching, and CDNs.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale SaaS product architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate team performance.
• Familiarity with A/B testing, blue-green environments, and canary deployments.
• Deep experience across architectural reviews, technical design, implementation, CI/CD, and testing.

Arkose Labs offers:

• Competitive salary + Equity
• 401k plan
• Robust benefits package- 85% medical, dental, vision coverage for employees and 75% for dependents
• Flexible PTO
• Life insurance coverage
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance paid by the company
• Generous nationwide parental leave policy
• Amazing discounts program
• Wellbeing package including mental health and gym discounts
• Flexible working hours to support personal well-being and mental health
• Employee Assistance Program