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Principal Engineer
@ Smartverify
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
SmartVerify is hiring a Principal (Lead/Staff) Backend Engineer to build the Control Plane of its distributed security grid, which orchestrates security policies across thousands of nodes in real time. The role is fully remote for candidates in Greater Vancouver or the United States, with a full-time schedule, $140K-$175K CAD annual salary plus equity, and in-person onsite interview required.
Pay:
$140,000–$175,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture and system design for cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Design and scale distributed systems, microservices and high-throughput backend services
- Lead infrastructure and platform engineering with event-driven pipelines and streaming systems
- Mentor engineers and guide long-term architectural strategy
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years of backend engineering with focus on distributed systems or platform engineering
- Experience building systems that configure or manage other systems
- Strong Go (Golang) and Python skills
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | Women |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Stock or equity |
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Set policies on the data, not the code SmartVerify is the safety layer for the AI-first enterprise
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SmartVerify is the egress control plane for your data, and decouples data security from application logic. The agentic revolution has transformed the application layer from a predictable tool into a security liability. In the past, enterprises could trust application security as a proxy for data security. Today, when autonomous agents and MCP-enabled servers interact with your sensitive data, that trust is a risk you can no longer afford. Control is the missing ingredient in the enterprise AI race. While your developers are under pressure to innovate, the legal liability for data protection and compliance remains with the enterprise. SmartVerify is the new control plane that fills this gap. We provide the autonomous guardrails that allow your team to ship AI features in days, not months. By taking the burden of granular data security off the development team, SmartVerify accelerates AI adoption without compromising on safety. Stop letting security be the bottleneck to your AI roadmap. Own your data security, liberate your developers, and move to production with confidence.
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 4
- Reported office locations
- Bellevue , US
- Vancouver, BC, CA
- Other recorded names
- Smartverify
- SmartVerify
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SmartVerify is the egress control plane for your data, and decouples data security from application logic. The agentic revolution has transformed the application layer from a predictable tool into a security liability. In the past, enterprises could trust application security as a proxy for data security. Today, when autonomous agents and MCP-enabled servers interact with your sensitive data, that trust is a risk…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Bellevue |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2025 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 2 |
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Job Title: Principal (Lead/Staff) Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems & Control Planes)
Location: Fully Remote (Need to reside in Greater Vancouver BC, Canada or in the United States)
Visa: Can sponsor work-permit and PR in Canada
Compensation : $140K-$175K CAD annual, plus equity, (commensurate with experience/profile)
Level: Staff / Principal
Reports To: CEO
Experience: 8+ years (Principal/Staff level)
Employment: Full‑time
Application Process: Resume and LinkedIn profile mandatory
DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE RESUME, LINKEDIN PROFILE and REFERENCES
Interview Process: In-person onsite interview mandatory
DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON INTERVIEW
The Mission SmartVerify is decoupling data security from application security. As Generative AI transforms applications from predictable tools into dynamic security risks, enterprises can no longer rely on AppSec as a proxy for Data Security. They need granular, reliable control. SmartVerify is that control layer. We are building a distributed security grid that enforces policy at the edge. We need a Lead Engineer to build the Control Plane. This is the central component that orchestrates security policies across thousands of nodes in real-time.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Principal/Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and development across our large‑scale SaaS platform. You’ll drive distributed systems design, event‑driven architectures, cloud platform strategy, data and compliance frameworks, and performance engineering. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex technical environments, influences multiteam engineering direction, and brings deep architectural judgment.
What You’ll Do
* Lead architecture and system design for cloud‑native, multi‑tenant SaaS platforms.
* Design and scale distributed systems, microservices, and high‑throughput backend services.
* Lead infrastructure and platform engineering using orchestration, event‑driven pipelines, and streaming systems.
* Drive performance, caching, and processing strategies for latency sensitive large‑scale workloads.
* Ensure compliance support for NIST – RMF, SOC2, HIPAA, PII/PHI and internal policy frameworks.
* Partner with data and ML teams to build data lakes, pipelines and model‑driven product features.
* Provide technical leadership across backend, data, and full‑stack domains.
* Mentor engineers, influence engineering culture, and guide long‑term architectural strategy.
What you need: Tech Skills & Platform Experience
* Core Language: Go (Golang) — Heavy use of concurrency patterns and Python
* Communication: gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Bidirectional Streaming.
* Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, Lambda), Kubernetes, Docker.
* Eventing Streaming: EventBridge, Kinesis; Kafka
* Infrastructure & Runtime: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), SPIFFE/SPIRE
* Performance & Backend Scaling: Redis/Memcached (ElastiCache) rate limiting, autoscaling
* Data & Storage: Postgres, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena; Delta Lake, Parquet
What you need: Requirements
* 8+ Years of Backend Engineering with a specific focus on distributed systems, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
* System Architecture: You have built systems that configure or manage other systems.
* High-Scale Thinking: You understand the challenges of the "Thundering Herd" problem, eventual consistency, and managing state across thousands of persistent connections.
* Startup Mindset: We are pre-seed. You are comfortable making architectural decisions that balance "perfect" with "shipped."
Bonus Skills
* Experience with Azure or GCP cloud ecosystems
* Experience with OPA/Rego, Cedar, or custom policy engines
* Additional compliance frameworks: FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI, ISO27001
* Experience with LLM systems, vector databases, or real‑time inference
* Experience with data classification, lineage, or labeling systems
* Experience with service mesh technologies: Envoy Proxy / WASM / Rust
* Experience with Security & Compliance: SOC2, HIPAA, PII/PHI, KYC/AML;
Why Join SmartVerify?
* Solve Hard Problems: This isn't a standard REST API role. You are solving problems related to distributed state, latency, and grid computing.
* AI-Ready Security: You are building the infrastructure that will enable enterprises to safely adopt the next generation of AI tools.
* Architectural Ownership: You will define how our Control Plane scales from Day 1 to Day 1,000.
* Equity upside: the role will be compensated with equity that is commensurate with value creation from solving hard technical problems.
* Remote-first team. Flexible schedule. PR Sponsorship in Canada.
To apply:
1. Upload your resume
2. Must Include your linkedin profile. If you don't have, must include 2 professional references.
3. Must answer: Do you need visa sponsorship in the US or Canada?
4. Must answer: How many years of experience do you have in system design and architecture?
As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity in our workforce. We encourage qualified women to apply and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives
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