Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security.
Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON), we strive to keep work fun, supportive and interactive. Visit us at Netskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope.
About the Role
The Engineering Productivity Team at NetSkope builds the foundational CI/CD systems that enable our engineers to deliver industry-leading security products with speed and quality. We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to own and drive our CI/CD strategy, with a special focus on creating a fast, safe, and reliable path to production. You will architect the next generation of developer tooling, directly accelerating our pace of innovation from commit to deployment.
What You Will Do
- Architect, build, and scale robust CI/CD infrastructure for complex microservices environments.
- Strategize best ways for implementing the continuous deployment of dynamically growing Kubernetes/Docker-based microservices architectures
- Lead the evaluation and integration of cutting-edge developer tools, including advanced automation and AI-powered solutions, to improve engineering velocity and productivity
- Collaborate with Netskope internal partner teams to ensure the platform meets stakeholder needs.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure the reliability of the critical systems you build.
Required Skills and Experience
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in designing and building CI/CD platforms, with strong emphasis on Continuous Deployments
- A proven ability to lead technical strategy, influence cross-functional teams, and mentor other engineers.
- Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with an insatiable curiosity and comfort in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- Deep expertise with modern technologies, including:
- Languages: Python, GoLang, knowledge with Java Spring framework would be preferred
- CI/CD, IaC & Automation: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Helm; deployment pipelines using Drone or GitHub Actions. Experience with Spinnaker is a significant advantage.
- Cloud & Containers: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and experience orchestrating infrastructure for AI/LLM workloads
- AI & Innovation: Experience integrating AI-powered tools, LLMs, or autonomous agents into developer platforms and infrastructure workflows to drive efficiency
Education
- BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred
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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information, or visiting our Netskope Careers site.
Skills Required
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise designing and building CI/CD platforms emphasizing continuous deployments
- Proven ability to lead technical strategy, influence cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers
- Experience architecting, building, and scaling CI/CD infrastructure for complex microservices environments
- Experience with Python
- Experience with GoLang
- Knowledge of Java Spring framework
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Helm
- Experience building deployment pipelines using Drone or GitHub Actions
- Experience with Spinnaker
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience orchestrating infrastructure for AI/LLM workloads and integrating AI-powered tools or autonomous agents into developer workflows
- Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills; able to work in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation to ensure system reliability
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent
- MS in Computer Science or equivalent
Netskope Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Netskope and has not been reviewed or approved by Netskope.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in U.S. technical roles, with indications that total compensation benchmarks strongly versus peers. Employees are generally pleased with total compensation that includes pay, stock, equity, and benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan choices alongside dental, vision, disability, HSA/FSA, and EAP, and is often characterized as very good. Employer-verified plan options and regional choices reinforce the breadth and quality of coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible/unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and quarterly wellness days that support rest and flexibility. Paid parental leave is available, commonly cited at 12 weeks for birth parents and 8 weeks for non‑birth parents.
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What We Do
Netskope, the SASE leader, safely and quickly connects users directly to the internet, any application, and their infrastructure from any device, on or off the network. With CASB, SWG, and ZTNA built natively in a single platform, the Netskope Security Cloud provides the most granular context, via patented technology, to enable conditional access and user awareness while enforcing zero trust principles across data protection and threat prevention everywhere. Unlike others who force tradeoffs between security and networking, Netskope’s global security private cloud provides full compute capabilities at the edge. Netskope is fast everywhere, data-centric, and cloud-smart, all while enabling good digital citizenship and providing a lower total-cost-of-ownership.
