Principal Engineer - Networking

<div class="content-intro"><div> </div> <div><br></div></div><p><strong><span class="fontColorThemeDarkAlt">WHO WE ARE:  </span></strong></p> <p>Aviatrix® is pioneering the Cloud Native Security Fabric — the architecture the Containment Era requires. The Cloud Native Security Fabric governs every workload communication path across every cloud, every VPC, every Kubernetes cluster, and every serverless function, from a single policy plane. One rule. Universal propagation. Enforced at the workload, not at a chokepoint. Trusted by more than 500 of the world's leading enterprises. For more information, visit <a href="http://aviatrix.ai" target="_blank">aviatrix.ai</a>.</p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE: </strong></p> <p>We are seeking a Principal Engineer to join our Networking team and take deep technical ownership of core areas within our cloud networking platform. You will lead the design and delivery of complex networking features spanning multi-cloud routing, network security, and transit connectivity — working across teams to solve difficult distributed systems problems and raise the technical bar for the engineers around you. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives on hard technical problems and wants their work to directly shape how enterprise customers experience cloud networking at scale.</p> <p><strong><u>Responsibilities:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the design and architecture of significant features and platform components within the Aviatrix networking stack, including multi-cloud transit, routing protocols, and network security enforcement.</li> <li>Identify systemic problems and gaps within your areas of ownership and drive resolution through well-reasoned design proposals and cross-team collaboration.</li> <li>Design and deliver complex features spanning BGP routing, SD-WAN integration, firewall insertion, and IPSec-encrypted transit across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.</li> <li>Partner with Product Management to translate customer requirements and market trends into concrete technical roadmaps and architectural decisions within your domain.</li> <li>Conduct thorough code and design reviews; contribute to engineering best practices, design patterns, and internal technical documentation.</li> <li>Mentor other engineers — providing technical guidance, code review feedback, and support for their professional growth.</li> <li>Serve as a key technical voice in cross-functional discussions, clearly communicating trade-offs and recommendations to engineering peers and leadership.</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Requirements</u></strong></p> <ul> <li&g