Netskope · 2 weeks ago
Principal Engineer, Secure Web Gateway
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
18+ years expNetskope is a leading cloud security company focused on redefining Cloud, Network, and Data Security. The Principal Engineer will play a critical role in architecting and designing high-performance cloud data planes, ensuring scalability and reliability while providing technical leadership for the Secure Web Gateway team.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSoftware
Hiring Manager
Scott Cadagan
Responsibilities
Setting and driving the overall architectural design and strategic technical directions for the SWG team
Understanding requirement specs and designing and implementing high-quality features that ensure reliability, sustainability, scalability and observability for data plane
Working with Product Management to understand customer requirements and provide architectural guidance
Providing technical leadership by sharing and adapting industry leading practices for the benefit of the company
Build scalable and performant services that inspect various network protocols, such as HTTP/HTTPS, at line rate using advanced data structures and algorithms in C, C++, Python. For example, analyze content in real-time to provide security and perform deep inspection of traffic in near real time
Integrate with other features like DLP and Threat protection
Build sophisticated key management algorithms
Qualification
Required
18+ years of overall experience, including 10+ years of experience building high-performance networking software and cloud services
Expertise in building high throughput and low latency data systems, such as networking from Layer 3 to Layer 7, web proxy, security, monitoring and observability, web and mobile applications, data processing, etc
Expertise in dealing with complex architectural problems across multiple products and at the same time handling design issues at module level
Programming mastery in key programming languages (C/C++ or python), and ability to review code in these and other popular programming languages
Strong understanding of computer architecture – multi-threading, CPU scheduling, memory management with practical knowledge of Linux at system/kernel level
Hands-on experience handling complex and ambiguous customer issues. Persistence in accomplishing objectives despite uncertain situations, obstacles, and setbacks
Strong communication skills and the ability to position views and arguments appropriately to win support. The ability to negotiate skillfully in tough situations in order to win concessions without damaging relationships, and to respond effectively to the reactions and positions of others
Confidence under pressure, a mature EQ, and the ability to show a high degree of self control while maintaining a positive attitude despite adversity
Willingness to work with a globally distributed team in different time zones
The ability to represent the company in appropriate external forums and industry events promoting thought technical leadership
Preferred
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills using debuggers like gdb and tools like Valgrind
Proponent of TDD a big plus, knowledge of various unit testing frameworks
MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred
Benefits
Catered lunches
Office celebrations
Employee recognition events
Social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON)
Company
Netskope
Netskope is an IT firm that specializes in real-time security, stopping threats, protecting data, and network management services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (39)
2024 (70)
2023 (40)
2022 (97)
2021 (96)
2020 (37)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.44BKey Investors
Morgan StanleyICONIQ GrowthSequoia Capital Global Equities
2025-09-18IPO
2024-09-30Series Unknown
2023-01-05Convertible Note· $401M
Leadership Team
Sanjay Beri
CEO & Founder
Krishna Narayanaswamy
Founder & CTO
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