Principal Software Engineer – Trust Infrastructure
Sectigo
Ottawa, Canada
Base: cad 130,000 to cad 170,000; bonus/equity: su...
Hybrid (3-4 days in office)
Senior-level backend engineering experience
Deep proficiency in golang development
Distributed systems design and scaling
Sectigo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its Trust Infrastructure team in Ottawa, focusing on backend development and distributed systems to enhance its certificate lifecycle management platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Golang and distributed systems, contributing to high-performance, scalable infrastructure
Job Summary
Sectigo is the most innovative provider of certificate lifecycle management, securing identities for thousands of customers worldwide.
The role focuses on advancing core trust infrastructure services with an initial emphasis on Merkle Tree Certificate-based systems using Go.
Candidates must possess deep proficiency in Golang and a strong background in designing scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
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Sectigo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its Trust Infrastructure team in Ottawa, focusing on backend development and distributed systems to enhance its certificate lifecycle management platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Golang and distributed systems, contributing to high-performance, scalable infrastructure.
Salary
Base: CAD 130,000 to CAD 170,000; Bonus/Equity: Subject to internal equity and years of experience; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Senior-level backend engineering experience
Deep proficiency in Golang development
Distributed systems design and scaling
High-throughput low-latency platform building
Software security fundamentals knowledge
Nice-to-have
Experience with PKI concepts and trust models
Familiarity with Merkle trees and authenticated data structures
Background in standards-driven system implementation
Previous work on security-critical infrastructure
Strong operational discipline and correctness guarantees
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related field strongly recommended