Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Posted: 2026-07-20

At Dragos, the mission is personal. The systems we protect deliver the water you drink, power your home, and keep the hospitals your community depends on running. Those critical infrastructure systems that power our civilization around the world are under attack every day by adversaries. When those systems fail, people are immediately at risk. We are the global leader in xOT cybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services. The people here chose this work because they understand what is at stake. Here, you will find a remote-first mission-driven team across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC built on authenticity, transparency, and trust. If safeguarding the systems that protect your family, friends, and community is the kind of work that matters to you, you are in the right place.

- Be passionate about your craft, minding the details while working quickly.

- Have a strong product sense and care deeply about the customers and problems we are solving.

- Be self-directed with a strong work ethic and ability to operate autonomously.

- Have excellent communication skills for remote collaboration, working well across engineering disciplines.

At Dragos, we don’t hire engineers whose only mission in life is to write code. We are looking for backend engineers who yearn to contribute to more than just a code base and who are willing to stretch themselves to accomplish the mission.

Our backend community is the heartbeat of the Dragos Platform, playing a pivotal role in the success of our customers’ ability to secure their OT environments.

As a backend engineer you will

- Design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools in Rust.

- Optimize existing software architectures to enhance speed and efficiency.

- Actively participate in all phases of the development lifecycle, including debugging and optimization, ensuring and elevating software quality.

- Stay informed about the latest advancements in Rust programming, security, and software design principles, helping to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

- Give and receive peer feedback on a normal cadence as part of our review cycle