Principal Software Engineer
Barracuda Networks
Software Engineering
Campbell, CA, USA
USD 158,735-186,517 / year
Posted on Apr 2, 2026
Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.
We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.
What you'll work on:
- Design and drive implementation of highly scalable, highly available, highly secure services deploying to AWS.
- Create backend APIs supporting new product features.
- Drive design, implementation, and review of major areas of the codebase, adding new features and evolving our next generation architecture.
- Contribute to a team that values code quality, innovative thinking, good communication, occasional pair programming, sound testing practices, and opportunities for mentoring. Telecommuting permitted pursuant to company policy.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field.
Experience Requirements:
- Five (5) years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Technical Lead or related occupation.
- Must have experience with the following: functional programming (Scala); Lucene; Elasticsearch or Apache Solr; Kubernetes, databases, and streaming/queueing services; Agile development environment leveraging; and Modern CI/CD best practices.
The anticipated salary range for this role is $158,735 – $186,517 USD. Actual compensation offered will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, the budget for the position, and applicable employment laws.
At Barracuda, we believe in fair and equitable compensation practices that reflect both market realities and the unique circumstances of each geographical location. We recognize that cost-of-living disparities, market conditions, and other factors can significantly impact compensation expectations in different regions. The compensation range provided in this job description is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the actual compensation offers for the position in your location. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidates’ qualifications and experience.
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