Principal Software Engineer (Appsec)

Harness (25 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$156,033 - $207,306 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

The Principal Engineer at Harness is a senior technical leader who shapes the technical direction across products and initiatives, partnering with senior leadership to prioritize work and maximize organizational impact. This role represents domain expertise both internally and externally, helping scale Harness’s AI-powered software delivery platform. The position is focused on long-term architectural decisions, cross-team alignment, and driving high-impact engineering outcomes.

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Required Skills

Distributed Systems
Java
Golang
Software Delivery
Object-Oriented Design
Data Structures
Algorithms
Mentorship
System Design
Architecture

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Qualifications

Advanced Computer Science Degree

About Harness

harness.io

Harness is an AI-native, end-to-end software delivery platform that uses purpose-built AI agents to automate and manage the entire SDLC. It provides capabilities across CI/CD, testing, AppSec, feature flags, chaos engineering, cloud cost management, and platform/DevSecOps tooling. Designed for engineering and platform teams at scale, Harness combines automation, observability, and policy-driven controls to speed releases, reduce risk, and optimize cloud spend. Founded in 2017 by Jyoti Bansal, it serves global enterprises.