Staff Engineer - Container Security & Zero Trust

Speedrun Talent Network

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Illumio, a leader in Zero Trust Segmentation, is seeking a senior software engineer for our Sunnyvale, CA on-site team. You will build distributed, scalable systems and deepen our platform across Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, and cloud environments to stop breaches at the source.

Join a mission-driven group that celebrates autonomy, ownership, and mentorship. You’ll own critical features, defend designs with peers, and partner with field teams and customers to shape world-class cybersecurity

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree.
8+ years building distributed & scalable software systems.
Proficient in Go, Python, or Java.
Experience with Kubernetes and related technologies.
Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, networking.

Responsibilities

Build a new, unprecedented way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation down to the application / pod level.
Understand and enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE etc.
Own and design critical features and subsystems, work out details and defend the design.
Deliver a rock-solid implementation that is scalable, secure, and maintainable.
Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers.
Collaborate with field organization and key customers to shape this novel product.