Principal Engineer | Arkose Labs | Remote (Canada)
Posted 2025-09-12
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The mission of Arkose Labs is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from online spam and abuse. Recognized by G2 as the 2023 Leader in Bot Detection and Mitigation, with the highest score in customer satisfaction and largest market presence four quarters running, Arkose Labs offers the world’s first $1M warranties for credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud. With 20% of our customers being Fortune 500 companies, our AI-powered platform combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic threat response to undermine the strategy of attack, all while improving good user throughput. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with employees in London, Costa Rica, Australia, India, and Argentina. Arkose Labs protects enterprises from cybercrime and abuse.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Engineering at Arkose Labs is going through an exciting transformation to massively scale up the business. We’re looking for an exceptional technical leader with experience in stream processing architecture using frameworks like Apache Flink to help shape our product and meet the hyper growth needs of our business. If you embrace the challenge of positively influencing cross functional teams to move towards modern and scalable architectural design decisions, then this position is for you. An ideal candidate is someone who is hands-on in solving complex software engineering problems, while at the same time savvy enough to understand the business needs.</p>
<h4>What you’ll be doing</h4>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Achieve a deep knowledge of Arkose’s product architecture, data flows, usage patterns, and customer scenarios to become a technical authority for overall architecture.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Understand and help evolve our current architecture to use stream processing and design of the product to meet scaling needs of the business.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strike the right balance of meeting the growing demands of the business along with making sensible architecture decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Take lead on projects with little to no additional direction from engineering/product leadership, drive and help track them to completion if needed.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with fellow architecture leads, eng management, and product management on project requirements, designs, and development plans.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Provide technical leadership across multiple product areas, and provide recommendation to senior leadership.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Keep product quality, operating cost, and reliability top of mind by keeping those as core tenets to architecture.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentor engineers at all levels and partner with Engineering leadership in fostering a nurturing culture that focuses on innovation and execution.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Bring creativity and passion to influence the strategic direction of our technology and products as well as mentor other members of your team</span></li>
</ul>
<h4>What we want from you</h4>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">15+ years of engineering experience focused on application development (or Masters and 12 + years related experience).</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Deep, technical understanding of application development in the cloud, with hands on experience making trade offs and data driving design decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Production-level experience using stream processing architecture and frameworks like Apache Flink.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Production-level experience developing cloud-native distributed systems processing very high volumes of traffic and data at scale.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong knowledge of web/HTTP concepts and methodologies – DNS, TLS, browser caching, CDNs (e.g. Cloudflare/CloudFront)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Adept at thinking at a high level catering to the business needs, as well as going very deep into a specific technical area.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Have shown strong customer focus and working backwards from their needs</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Led the architecture of successful, large scale SaaS products and delivered exceptional business outcomes in cloud environments.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentored senior and/or staff engineers to get them to the next level.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Expert proficiency with Golang and familiarity with Python/Go..</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Good understanding of the SDLC ranging from architectural reviews, technical design deep dives, implementation, testing, CI & CD.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Familiarity with A/B testing, blue-green environments and canary deployments.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong verbal and written communication skills.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Exposure to cyber security and fraud prevention industry verticals and technologies a plus.</span></li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Arkose Labs?</h4>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">At Arkose Labs, our technology-driven approach enables us to make a substantial impact in the industry, supported by a robust customer base consisting of global enterprise giants such as Microsoft, Roblox, OpenAI, and more. We’re not just a company; we’re a collaborative ecosystem where you will actively partner with these influential brands, tackling the most demanding technical challenges to safeguard hundreds of millions of users across the globe.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Why do top tech professionals choose Arkose Labs?</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Cutting-Edge Technology: Our high-efficacy solutions, backed by solid warranties, attract leading, global enterprise clients.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Innovation and Excellence: We foster a culture that emphasizes technological innovation and the pursuit of excellence, ensuring a balanced and thriving work environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experienced Leadership: Guided by seasoned executives with deep tech expertise and a history of successful growth and equity events.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ideal Size: We’re structured to be agile and adaptable, large enough to provide stability, yet small enough to value your voice and ideas.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Join us in shaping the future of technology. At Arkose Labs, you’re not just an employee; you’re part of a visionary team driving global change</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The most recognizable brands in the world select Arkose Labs, including OpenAI, Roblox, Microsoft, Adobe, Expedia, Snapchat, Zilch, and ZipAir.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We value your unique contributions, perspectives, and experiences. Be part of a diverse and high-performing environment that prioritizes collaboration, excellence, and inclusion. We hire the best, focus on their professional development, and offer support for continuing education.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">We value:</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">People</strong> – independent thinkers making data-driven decisions and taking project ownership</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Teamwork</strong> – building trust, respect, and integrity to openly communicate and constructively challenge one another</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Customer Focus</strong> – customer empathy and problem-solving obsession</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Execution</strong> – actions with precision, professionalism, and urgency</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Security</strong> – our lens for implementing processes, procedures, and programs</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Competitive salary + Equity</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">401k plan</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Robust benefits package- 85% medical, dental, vision coverage for employees and 75% for dependents</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Flexible PTO</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Life insurance coverage</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Short and Long Term Disability Insurance paid by the company</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Generous nationwide parental leave policy</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Amazing discounts program</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Wellbeing package including mental health and gym discounts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Flexible working hours to support personal well-being and mental health</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Employee Assistance Program</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Arkose Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Arkose Labs will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The anticipated salary range for this position is $250,000.00 – 290,000.00. Equity and benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, depending on the position offered. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and other qualifications as well as the candidate’s location of residence. In addition to base salary, some roles may be eligible for a variable bonus based on a combination of company performance, employee performance, and management discretion.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">#LI-Remote #LI-Midsenior</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Engineering at Arkose Labs is going through an exciting transformation to massively scale up the business. We’re looking for an exceptional technical leader with experience in stream processing architecture using frameworks like Apache Flink to help shape our product and meet the hyper growth needs of our business. If you embrace the challenge of positively influencing cross functional teams to move towards modern and scalable architectural design decisions, then this position is for you. An ideal candidate is someone who is hands-on in solving complex software engineering problems, while at the same time savvy enough to understand the business needs.</p>
<h4>What you’ll be doing</h4>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Achieve a deep knowledge of Arkose’s product architecture, data flows, usage patterns, and customer scenarios to become a technical authority for overall architecture.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Understand and help evolve our current architecture to use stream processing and design of the product to meet scaling needs of the business.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strike the right balance of meeting the growing demands of the business along with making sensible architecture decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Take lead on projects with little to no additional direction from engineering/product leadership, drive and help track them to completion if needed.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with fellow architecture leads, eng management, and product management on project requirements, designs, and development plans.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Provide technical leadership across multiple product areas, and provide recommendation to senior leadership.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Keep product quality, operating cost, and reliability top of mind by keeping those as core tenets to architecture.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentor engineers at all levels and partner with Engineering leadership in fostering a nurturing culture that focuses on innovation and execution.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Bring creativity and passion to influence the strategic direction of our technology and products as well as mentor other members of your team</span></li>
</ul>
<h4>What we want from you</h4>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">15+ years of engineering experience focused on application development (or Masters and 12 + years related experience).</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Deep, technical understanding of application development in the cloud, with hands on experience making trade offs and data driving design decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Production-level experience using stream processing architecture and frameworks like Apache Flink.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Production-level experience developing cloud-native distributed systems processing very high volumes of traffic and data at scale.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong knowledge of web/HTTP concepts and methodologies – DNS, TLS, browser caching, CDNs (e.g. Cloudflare/CloudFront)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Adept at thinking at a high level catering to the business needs, as well as going very deep into a specific technical area.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Have shown strong customer focus and working backwards from their needs</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Led the architecture of successful, large scale SaaS products and delivered exceptional business outcomes in cloud environments.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Mentored senior and/or staff engineers to get them to the next level.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Expert proficiency with Golang and familiarity with Python/Go..</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Good understanding of the SDLC ranging from architectural reviews, technical design deep dives, implementation, testing, CI & CD.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Familiarity with A/B testing, blue-green environments and canary deployments.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong verbal and written communication skills.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Exposure to cyber security and fraud prevention industry verticals and technologies a plus.</span></li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Arkose Labs?</h4>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">At Arkose Labs, our technology-driven approach enables us to make a substantial impact in the industry, supported by a robust customer base consisting of global enterprise giants such as Microsoft, Roblox, OpenAI, and more. We’re not just a company; we’re a collaborative ecosystem where you will actively partner with these influential brands, tackling the most demanding technical challenges to safeguard hundreds of millions of users across the globe.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Why do top tech professionals choose Arkose Labs?</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Cutting-Edge Technology: Our high-efficacy solutions, backed by solid warranties, attract leading, global enterprise clients.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Innovation and Excellence: We foster a culture that emphasizes technological innovation and the pursuit of excellence, ensuring a balanced and thriving work environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experienced Leadership: Guided by seasoned executives with deep tech expertise and a history of successful growth and equity events.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Ideal Size: We’re structured to be agile and adaptable, large enough to provide stability, yet small enough to value your voice and ideas.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Join us in shaping the future of technology. At Arkose Labs, you’re not just an employee; you’re part of a visionary team driving global change</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The most recognizable brands in the world select Arkose Labs, including OpenAI, Roblox, Microsoft, Adobe, Expedia, Snapchat, Zilch, and ZipAir.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We value your unique contributions, perspectives, and experiences. Be part of a diverse and high-performing environment that prioritizes collaboration, excellence, and inclusion. We hire the best, focus on their professional development, and offer support for continuing education.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">We value:</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">People</strong> – independent thinkers making data-driven decisions and taking project ownership</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Teamwork</strong> – building trust, respect, and integrity to openly communicate and constructively challenge one another</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Customer Focus</strong> – customer empathy and problem-solving obsession</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Execution</strong> – actions with precision, professionalism, and urgency</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Security</strong> – our lens for implementing processes, procedures, and programs</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Competitive salary + Equity</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">401k plan</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Robust benefits package- 85% medical, dental, vision coverage for employees and 75% for dependents</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Flexible PTO</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Life insurance coverage</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Short and Long Term Disability Insurance paid by the company</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Generous nationwide parental leave policy</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Amazing discounts program</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Wellbeing package including mental health and gym discounts</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Flexible working hours to support personal well-being and mental health</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Employee Assistance Program</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Arkose Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Arkose Labs will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The anticipated salary range for this position is $250,000.00 – 290,000.00. Equity and benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, depending on the position offered. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and other qualifications as well as the candidate’s location of residence. In addition to base salary, some roles may be eligible for a variable bonus based on a combination of company performance, employee performance, and management discretion.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">#LI-Remote #LI-Midsenior</p>