Senior Backend & AI Platform Engineering Lead

Illumio; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio is seeking an accomplished engineering leader in Sunnyvale, CA to drive a high-impact backend team. You will architect scalable cloud services, define microservice patterns, and guide AI-enabled platform initiatives across product and security domains.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, observable, and secure systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP, shaping Illumio's AI roadmap while mentoring engineering managers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building distributed backend systems.
• 3+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Strong experience with Java/Go/Python and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a backend engineering team delivering scalable cloud services.
• Define architecture for large-scale microservices and event-driven systems.
• Drive technical strategy and collaborate with Product, Security, Infra, and Data Science.
• Mentor managers and engineers, promoting ownership and innovation.
• Oversee reliability, observability, and security practices.

Skills

Distributed backend systems

Team leadership

Java

Go

Python

Microservices

Kafka

Kubernetes

AI systems

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Terraform

Langfuse

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Illumio is seeking an accomplished engineering leader in Sunnyvale, CA to drive a high-impact backend team. You will architect scalable cloud services, define microservice patterns, and guide AI-enabled platform initiatives across product and security domains.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, observable, and secure systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP, shaping Illumio's AI roadmap while mentoring engineering managers.