Staff Engineer - Cloud Security

Illumio; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 194,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build containerized microservices in a hybrid Sunnyvale environment. You will work with Go, SQL, Kubernetes, and data pipelines to deliver real-time insights and security recommendations.

You will mentor juniors and collaborate with Product Management to refine requirements, owning features end-to-end and ensuring robust, testable implementations across cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building distributed and scalable software and systems.
• Extensive experience with Go and SQL.
• Strong background in networking and security controls, including TCP/IP.
• Cloud experience in Azure or AWS, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure provisioning (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible).
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain containerized services on Kubernetes.
• Experience building and deploying APIs.
• Experience with data pipelines.
• Passion for software development, continuous learning, and team collaboration.
• Experience with technologies related to Zero Trust segmentation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop containerized microservices for a distributed, multi-tenant system that processes data and real-time events and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real-time insights and security recommendations to customers.
• Design services, architect solutions, defend designs, and deliver robust implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns.
• Work primarily with Go, SQL, Kubernetes, and data pipelines.
• Own critical features and subsystems throughout the full software development lifecycle.
• Own operational aspects of the system, ensuring supportability and delivery.
• Ensure code quality through early automated tests and integration testing.
• Partner with Product Management to review and refine requirements.
• Develop deep understanding of customer needs through stakeholder interaction.

Skills

Go

SQL

Kubernetes

Data pipelines

APIs

Networking

Security controls

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Containers

Zero Trust

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Azure

AWS

Job description

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python (Golang a plus))

Hybrid: 2 days in office / week in Sunnyvale, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Compensation

$194K – $233K

Responsibilities

• Develop containerized microservices for a distributed, multi‑tenant system that processes data and real‑time events and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real‑time insights and security recommendations to customers.
• Design services, architect solutions, defend designs, and deliver robust implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns.
• Work primarily with Go, SQL, Kubernetes, and data pipelines.
• Own critical features and subsystems throughout the full software development lifecycle.
• Own operational aspects of the system, ensuring supportability and delivery.
• Ensure code quality through early automated tests and integration testing.
• Partner with Product Management to review and refine requirements.
• Develop deep understanding of customer needs through stakeholder interaction.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building distributed and scalable software and systems.
• Extensive experience with Go and SQL.
• Strong background in networking and security controls, including TCP/IP.
• Cloud experience in Azure or AWS, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure provisioning (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible).
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain containerized services on Kubernetes.
• Experience building and deploying APIs.
• Experience with data pipelines.
• Passion for software development, continuous learning, and team collaboration.
• Experience with technologies related to Zero Trust segmentation is a plus.

This position involves access to software/technology subject to U.S. export controls. Applicants must be eligible to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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