Sr. Staff Engineer

Illumio; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity leader in Sunnyvale is seeking an experienced developer to create containerized microservices for their innovative security platform. This role demands over 12 years of software experience, particularly in Go and SQL. Candidates should embrace continuous learning and have strong knowledge of AWS or similar cloud services. The position promotes collaboration and offers opportunities to mentor junior staff while addressing significant cybersecurity challenges.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in building distributed and scalable software.
• Passionate about software development and willing to learn.
• Experience in delivering on a containerized platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop containerized (micro) services for a distributed multi-tenant system.
• Design and architect platform subsystems and deliver solid implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers and help them grow.

Skills

Go programming

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Networking knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Postgres

Redis

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Onwards Together!

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience.Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.
Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Location: Onsite, Sunnyvale, California (5 days a week in the office)

Our Team's Vision:

Our Engineering team is driven by a culture that thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, creating a dynamic synergy that drives us forward in the ever‑evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

When you join our team, you become part of the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation. You’ll work with a cutting‑edge technology stack that spans operating systems, distributed applications, and immersive UI/visualization tools.

We’re shaping the future of cybersecurity. And together, we will continue to build world‑class products—led by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

Your Impact:

• You will be developing containerized (micro) services for a distributed multi‑tenant system that process data and real time events and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real time insights, visibility, and security recommendations to customers so they can identify and minimize risk in the cloud.

• You will design and architecture the platform and subsystems, work out all of the details, defend the design/architecture before your peers, and deliver a rock‑solid implementation.

• 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 primarily write code in Go and work with data pipeline using SQL or other types of interfaces. We leverage Kubernetes for service infrastructure platform. We welcome people with backgrounds in other languages and technology stacks along with a desire to learn.

• Own critical features and subsystems and own the entire software development lifecycle, from clarifying requirements to ensuring their successful deployment and usage by customers.

• Own operational aspects of the system, being on the front lines and experiencing first‑hand the challenges of operating such a system, will make you understand how to write better more supportable software, like no other experience.

• Own code quality, as we do early developer testing and functional/integration testing to ensure we build robust and resilient products.

• Partner with Product Management to review, refine and set product goals and objectives that exceed our customers’ expectations.

• Develop deep understanding of the fundamental problems our customers need solved through interaction with stakeholders and peers.

Your Toolkit:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent

• 12+ years building distributed & scalable software and systems.

• Passion for software development, willing to constantly learn, keeping up with technological trends, and working in a team setting.

• AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience:

• Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level.

• Experience with networking and security controls is a benefit.

• Our platform is K8s based so experience delivering onto a containerized platform is desired

• Language requirements

• Experience in Go and SQL

• REST API client experience

• Postgress, Redis are nice to have

• CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible are nice to have

• General TCP/IP networking knowledge.

• Unix/Linux programming environment experience.

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Our Commitment:

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.
This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E‑Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third‑party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.

For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.