Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more.
Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we’ve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. Now, we’re transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI. Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage.
We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies.With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we’re scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!
Principal Software Engineer - Data
The Principal Software Engineer role provides a unique opportunity to work across engineering, data science, and security research functions of our growing business. You will be part of a highly visible, agile team working on critical areas that directly affect the company’s success.The role:Obsidian seeks a detail-oriented Principal Software Engineer to build high-quality data products. The ideal candidate will:
- Have a blend of engineering and data analysis acumen
- Bring a high level of curiosity to wildly heterogeneous, semi-structured data
- Rapidly learn and apply cybersecurity concepts
What You'll Do:
- Participate in the engineering life cycle at Obsidian, with the primary responsibility of building data abstractions and data transformations that are at the core of our product.
- You will deploy high-quality production code.
- You will build features for machine learning models.
- Develop and maintain flexible batch and real-time analytical pipelines that feed ML-based threat detection models.
What's in it for you:
- Work for an innovative startup, working on data products that solve hard problems. Our founders have a successful industry track record of innovation and product delivery.
- You will be a key member of our engineering and data teams, working alongside people with vast experience in both industry and academia.
- You will tackle a wide array of critical data analytics powering the product.
- You will gain exposure to and expertise in various data engineering and cloud technologies.
Required skills/experience:
- You are an analytically inclined Tech lead engineer who loves complex problems using data.
- You possess strong algorithmic skills.
- Have demonstrated experience working with data processing systems.
- Extensive experience with Python and SQL is required. Experience with dbt, Spark, or DuckDB is a strong plus.
- BS/MS Computer Science or a highly quantitative discipline.
- 6-8 years of industry experience building high-quality data products is a must.
This is a hybrid position at Obsidian's Newport Beach, CA, office.
Employee Benefits
Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home. Our US based employees enjoy:
- Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
- Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
- Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
- 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
- Personal and professional development resources
For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.
Pay Transparancy
Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for incentive compensation based on factors such as experience, skills, and location.At Obsidian, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and hire for talent, passion, and compassion.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact accommodations@obsidiansecurity.comInformation collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Obsidian’s Applicant Privacy Policy.Base Salary Range$217,000 - $279,000USD
Life at Obsidian Security
Led by former founding team members of Cylance and Carbon Black, Obsidian Security is a Southern California technology company living at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and hybrid-cloud environments. Backed by Greylock Partners, Obsidian Security is based in Newport Beach, CA.
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