Principal Software Engineer - Backend
About the job
- Expert knowledge of at least one major systems programming language.
- Ability to learn TypeScript or Rust.
- Experience shipping serverless software on Amazon Web Services or experience with distributed systems.
- Ability to work remotely, asynchronously, and independently.
- Strong time management habits and the ability to have a quiet working environment.
- Fluency in GitHub, Amazon Web Services, Auth0, TypeScript, Rust, GitHub Copilot, and Claude.
- At least 12 years of experience.
- Ability to work effectively in a fully remote organization.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Ability to travel for in-person company planning and events.
- Design, architect, and develop features and improvements in a secure, well-tested, and performant way.
- Maintain a high standard for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
- Work closely with company leadership to guide the company's entry into the market.
- Interact with potential customers and the community to help drive adoption.
- Write code that meets internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices.
- Maintain and advocate for internal standards through code review and other cultural practices.
- Regularly demonstrate progress during weekly internal demonstrations.
- Experience designing and shipping commercially available software products at scale that customers love.
- Experience building and shipping self-service business-to-business software-as-a-service products at scale.
- Experience working at a fast-growing startup.
About the company
ClearVector provides real-time, identity-driven cybersecurity for cloud environments. It offers a subscription-based platform that continuously monitors cloud workloads (including serverless architectures) to detect and mitigate threats as they occur. The product works by ingesting identity and activity data, performing continuous analysis, and triggering immediate responses, with on-demand reporting and historical data insights. It integrates via API to fit existing workflows and can export security data in JSON for deeper analysis. ClearVector differentiates itself from competitors by emphasizing live, continuous security rather than periodic scans, focusing on identity-driven security tailored to cloud contexts rather than generic perimeter protection. Its goal is to help businesses of all sizes protect data and operations in the cloud by providing ongoing visibility, rapid threat detection, and actionable security recommendations through a scalable subscription service.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$16.1M
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Founded
2020
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The August 2026 report found 91% of production identities are non-human, sharpening demand.
- ClearVector shipped Detection Guardrails and kill switch in September 2026, expanding product depth.
- The May 2025 $13 million Series A funds hiring, roadmap expansion, and market education.
What critics are saying
- Crowded identity-security rivals like Wiz, Okta, and CrowdStrike can bundle ClearVector out.
- AWS, GCP, Okta, and GitHub integration dependence creates platform fragility if APIs change.
- A weak proof point beyond the 2026 report makes enterprise renewal and scale execution existential.
What makes ClearVector unique
- ClearVector maps identity behavior after authentication, not just login status, across production cloud workloads.
- Its September 2026 Guardrails feature auto-applies controls to every identity, including AI agents.
- Okta Integration Network listing strengthens distribution inside existing identity and cloud-security workflows.
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0%Virginia-based cloud security company ClearVector has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Okta Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, and existing investor Menlo Ventures.
ClearVector, an identity-driven detection and response startup, has raised $13M in Series A funding led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Okta Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, and Menlo Ventures. The funds will be used to enhance its platform, which focuses on real-time detection and isolation of threats by monitoring identity behaviors. ClearVector aims to shift cybersecurity from traditional threat detection to controlling identity activity, offering defenders better visibility and control.
ClearVector raises $13M in Series A funding.
I am excited to announce ClearVector's $13M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners (Ariel Tseitlin), with participation from Okta Ventures (Austin Arensberg), Inner Loop Capital (Justin Label), and existing investor Menlo Ventures (Tim Tully)! This round of funding couldn’t be more timely, as we see an explosion in
ClearVector Inc. launched ClearVector with the idea of making an adversary’s job extremely difficult.