Staff Software Engineer – Go & Cloud Security

Illumio; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a software engineer focused on Go and distributed systems. You will build containerized services in a multi-tenant environment, process real-time data and network telemetry across clouds to provide insights, visibility, and security recommendations.

The role emphasizes ownership, code quality, and collaboration with Product Management, plus mentoring of junior engineers. Candidates should have Go/SQL, REST API experience, and Linux proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree.
• 2+ years building distributed and scalable software and systems.
• Passion for software development with a willingness to learn.
• Cloud experience on AWS/Azure/GCP at API/programming level.
• Kubernetes-based platform; containerized services experience desired.
• Go and SQL proficiency; REST API client experience.
• Unix/Linux programming environment proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop containerized services for a distributed multi-tenant system.
• Design, defend, and implement service architecture.
• Mentor junior engineers, interns, and new grads.
• Write Go code and work with data pipelines using SQL or interfaces.
• Own features across the development lifecycle and deployment.
• Manage operational aspects and write maintainable software.
• Maintain code quality with testing and validation.
• Collaborate with Product Management to refine requirements.
• Develop deep understanding of customer problems via stakeholders.

Skills

Go

SQL

REST API

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Illumio in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a software engineer focused on Go and distributed systems. You will build containerized services in a multi-tenant environment, process real-time data and network telemetry across clouds to provide insights, visibility, and security recommendations.

The role emphasizes ownership, code quality, and collaboration with Product Management, plus mentoring of junior engineers. Candidates should have Go/SQL, REST API experience, and Linux proficiency.