Senior Software Engineer - Zero Trust & Kubernetes

Speedrun Talent Network; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio is leading ransomware and breach containment, delivering Zero Trust segmentation across hybrid multi-cloud environments. Our team builds scalable software to prevent attacks in large enterprise infrastructures, with a focus on container ecosystems and modern platforms like Kubernetes, Istio, and OpenShift.

Join a team that values autonomy, ownership, and mentorship, as we shape the future of cybersecurity with world-class products and strong collaboration with customers and field teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building distributed & scalable software systems.
• Proficient in at least one higher-level language such as Go, Python, Java, etc.
• Experience building large, distributed, and scalable software systems.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and related technologies.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, networking concepts, and debugging skills.
• Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
• General TCP/IP networking knowledge
• Unix/Linux programming environment experience

Responsibilities

• You will build a new, unprecedented way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation down to the application / pod level, identifying easily blocking pathways of attacks in the container ecosystem.
• You will understand and enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE etc.
• You will have the opportunity to own and design critical features and subsystems, work out all the details, and defend the design before your peers.
• You will deliver a rock-solid implementation that is elegant, simple, scalable, stable, secure, and supportable.
• Our product protects the critical infrastructure of large enterprises. It must work.
• You will also mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers and become productive members of the team.
• You will have the opportunity to work with the field organization and key customers to shape this novel product.

Skills

Distributed & scalable software

Go, Python, Java

Distributed systems

Kubernetes & related tech

Data structures & algorithms

Networking concepts

Networking & security controls

TCP/IP networking

Unix/Linux programming

Education

Bachelor's in CS or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

OpenShift

AKS

EKS

GKE

Job description

Illumio is leading ransomware and breach containment, delivering Zero Trust segmentation across hybrid multi-cloud environments. Our team builds scalable software to prevent attacks in large enterprise infrastructures, with a focus on container ecosystems and modern platforms like Kubernetes, Istio, and OpenShift.

Join a team that values autonomy, ownership, and mentorship, as we shape the future of cybersecurity with world-class products and strong collaboration with customers and field teams.