Software Principal Engineer

One Identity is an award-winning security software provider offering a broad selection of solutions that solve some of the most common and most challenging IT security problems. Part of the One Identity Software group, One Identity solutions eliminate the complexities and time-consuming processes often required to govern identities, manage privileged accounts and control access. Our solutions enhance business agility while addressing IAM challenges within on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. The combined entity delivers a complete portfolio of market-leading Identity Access Management, Privileged Access Management, and Identity Governance solutions. Now, customers can achieve identity-centric security with trusted, proven technology in each major category. We are seeking an experienced Software Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple products and engineering teams. This individual will play a key role in defining architecture, driving engineering excellence, mentoring senior engineers, and solving complex technical challenges across our identity security platform. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native application development, secure software design, and enterprise-scale software architecture. Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical architecture and design of large-scale enterprise software solutions.
• Drive engineering strategy and influence technical direction across multiple teams.
• Design highly scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native applications.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and DevOps teams.
• Serve as the technical authority for critical engineering initiatives and architectural decisions.
• Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning sessions.
• Mentor senior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Improve software quality through automation, testing, observability, and performance optimization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Partner with Security teams to ensure secure development practices and compliance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Drive modernization efforts, including cloud migration, platform improvements, and technical debt reduction.
• Contribute to coding, design, code reviews, and proof-of-concept development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Extensive experience designing and building enterprise software products.
• Proven experience serving as a technical leader across multiple engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with cloud-native application development.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.

One Identity enables organizations of all sizes to better secure, manage, monitor, protect, and analyze information and infrastructure to help fuel innovation and drive their businesses forward. With team members around the globe, we intend to continue to grow revenues and add value to customers. When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to build and develop products at a scale few others can provide. Our product portfolio serves a large base of customers, and we are addressing the strategic imperatives for enterprise businesses. Working with some of the most talented employees the industry has to offer, we provide enhanced career opportunities for team members to learn and grow in a rapidly changing environment. Why work with us?

• Life at One Identity means collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for technology.
• When we see something that could be improved, we get to work inventing the solution.
• Our people demonstrate our winning culture through positive and meaningful relationships.
• We invest in our people and offer a series of programs that enable them to pursue a career that fulfills their potential.
• Our team members’ health and wellness are our priority, as well as rewarding them for their hard work.

One Identity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: One Identity is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at One Identity are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. One Identity will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. One Identity encourages applicants of all ages. Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at One Identity Careers | Explore Opportunities with the OI Team Job seekers should be aware of fraudulent job offers from online scammers and only apply to roles listed on quest.com/careers using our applicant system. Note: We do not use text messaging or third-party messaging apps like Telegram to communicate with applicants, so please exercise caution if you are approached in this way and only interact with people claiming to be Quest employees if they have an email address ending in @quest.com or @oneidentity.com