Principal Software Architect

What You Will Do:

• Define and evolve the architectural vision for HackerOne’s platform and core systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Partner with Product, Platform, and Security teams to translate long-term business and product goals into actionable architectural strategies.
• Collaborate with Principal and Distinguished Engineers to align on technical direction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and system architecture within a SaaS environment.
• Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems, ideally using Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, and ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI and LLM integration in production systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience driving modernization and scalability initiatives in complex, legacy systems.
• Deep knowledge of system reliability, security, and performance optimization in high-availability environments.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and elevate architectural and coding standards across an organization.