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CyberArk · 1 month ago

Principal Software Engineer

Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $219K/yr

10+ years exp

CyberArk is the global leader in Identity Security, providing comprehensive security solutions for identities across various platforms. The Principal Software Engineer will serve as the technical authority for a Windows/.NET-centric product area, shaping architecture, coding standards, and mentoring engineers to deliver secure and robust features for enterprise customers.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecuritySecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the architecture for Windows‑based services and components: service boundaries, protocols, data model, installation/upgrade paths, and operability

Define and enforce .NET coding standards (performance, reliability, memory, threading, diagnostics)

Lead code and design reviews

Drive security‑by‑design across the stack: secrets handling, least privilege, certificate lifecycle, hardening, and secure defaults

Lead cross‑team initiatives to modernize the Windows/.NET stack, ensuring backward compatibility for enterprise customers

Performance and reliability, Design diagnostics/logging/supportability for customer managed/restricted environments

Guide end‑to‑end delivery for major features: technical design, implementation, test strategy, installer changes, upgrade/migration, documentation

Ensure performance/security requirements are specified, measurable, and met before release

Partner with Product, UX, and Architects to tie technical decisions to clear customer outcomes

Unblock cross‑team dependencies and provide hands‑on mentoring to senior/staff engineers

Qualification

C#/.NET expertiseWindows ServicesSQL Server expertiseTechnical leadershipMSI/WiX experiencePerformance engineeringApplied securityUI/UX developmentPost-Quantum CryptographyTroubleshooting with WinDbg

Required

10+ years building on‑prem Windows/.NET enterprise software or equivalent

Expert‑level C#/.NET skills and proven experience modernizing .NET codebases while maintaining backward compatibility

Deep experience with MSI/WiX, Windows Services, and enterprise deployment/upgrade patterns

SQL Server expertise from an application perspective (migrations, performance)

Mastery of diagnostics on Windows and performance engineering

Demonstrated technical leadership: setting standards, mentoring, and leading cross‑team initiatives

Experience reading and implementing RFC documents

Preferred

Experience with HSMs; code‑signing pipelines; FIPS modes

Strong applied security: x509/PKI, TLS, Windows hardening, secrets protection

Strong understanding of data serialization standards, including ASN.1 and related encoding rules

Experience hardening products for regulated industries (e.g., financial services, government)

Knowledge and experience with Post-Quantum Cryptography

Experience troubleshooting using WinDbg

UI/UX development experience

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Financial

Other benefits

Company

CyberArk

Glassdoor4.2

CyberArk is a security company that applies intelligent privilege controls to every identity across the identity lifecycle.

Founded in 1999

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cyberark.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$1.67B

2025-07-29Acquired

2025-06-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B

2019-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $500M

Leadership Team

Matthew Cohen

Chief Executive Officer

Ariel Pisetzky

CIO

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