As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll shape technical direction through hands-on development and scalable architecture design. You’ll drive innovation, research new technologies, and influence strategy while mentoring engineers and collaborating across teams. 

About the Team

Our Product & Engineering team drives innovation, building award-winning security solutions that help 10,000+ organizations assess risk, detect threats, and automate security. Using cutting-edge tech and research, we develop and enhance products across vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and pentesting.

This team develops the InsightVM solution, specifically the Exposure Analytics feature, designing and enhancing cloud-based security solutions for vulnerability reporting, remediation insights, and data exports integrated with our UI. You'll collaborate with a global team to drive innovation in security analytics. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and strengthen cybersecurity worldwide.

About the Role

As a Principal Software Engineer on the InsightVM platform, you'll help build end-to-end security solutions that keep customers safe from attacks.

This feature is built using a Java microservices architecture with Spring Boot, managed with Maven, and deployed through CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins. We prioritize security with Snyk and Trivy for vulnerability scanning, ensure reliability with JUnit testing, and leverage AWS EKS for scalable cloud infrastructure.

In this role, you will:

• Build, maintain, and release high-quality services by writing clean, efficient code and following best practices

• Make impactful technical decisions, balancing trade-offs across your team’s product and the broader Rapid7 platform

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, plan, and implement upcoming features

• Partner with UX and Product Management to understand customer needs and ensure we deliver value

• Take ownership of your product, make high-impact decisions, and support customers with innovative solutions

Your Experience & Skills

• 12+ years in software development with Java or similar languages

• Extensive experience with Java microservices architecture, cloud-based architectures, and microservices design

• Expertise in CI/CD integration 

• Experience with dependency management, security vulnerability scanning. and testing frameworks

• Proven ability to deliver complex solutions and implement continuous delivery/integration patterns

• Strong creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Collaborative team player with leadership experience, capable of mentoring junior members

• Thrives in a high-growth, evolving environment

• Solid communicator, comfortable working cross-functionally across teams and global locations

• Passionate about technology, eager to learn, and focused on delighting customers in every decision

We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is creating a more secure digital future for all by helping organizations strengthen their security programs in the face of accelerating digital transformation. Our portfolio of best-in-class solutions empowers security professionals to manage risk and eliminate threats across the entire threat landscape from apps to the cloud to traditional infrastructure to the dark web. We foster open source communities and cutting-edge research–using these insights to optimize our products and arm the global security community with the latest in attacker methods. Trusted by more than 10,000 customers worldwide, our industry-leading solutions and services help businesses stay ahead of attackers, ahead of the competition, and future-ready for what’s next.

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