Senior Open Source Engineer - Cloud Security (Falco/OSS)

Sysdig; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra days off

Mental health support

Great compensation package

Job summary

Sysdig is at the forefront of cloud security, delivering real-time attack detection and runtime insights. We build, maintain, and contribute to Falco and other open source projects, inviting engineers to collaborate, fix bugs, and release new features.

We seek experienced software engineers with strong C/C++, Golang, and Rust skills, plus Linux/eBPF, containers, and Kubernetes experience. Join a globally distributed team and help secure cloud-native environments.

Qualifications

• Solid programming skills in C/C++, Golang and Rust.
• Contribution to open source projects.
• Experience with Linux, eBPF, containers and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Develop new technologies within Falco, OSS Sysdig, and Open Source projects.
• Contribute as a maintainer and help users adopt the tools.
• Fix reported bugs and assist with releases and automation.
• Engage with the community via Slack and GitHub and speak at conferences.
• Write technical blogs on open source technologies.

Skills

C/C++

Golang

Rust

Tools

Linux

eBPF

Containers

Kubernetes

Job description

Sysdig is at the forefront of cloud security, delivering real-time attack detection and runtime insights. We build, maintain, and contribute to Falco and other open source projects, inviting engineers to collaborate, fix bugs, and release new features.

We seek experienced software engineers with strong C/C++, Golang, and Rust skills, plus Linux/eBPF, containers, and Kubernetes experience. Join a globally distributed team and help secure cloud-native environments.