Senior Engineer, Container Security

The future of cybersecurity will depend on you

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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python (Golang a plus))
Hybrid: 2 days in office/week in Sunnyvale, CA
In this role, you will focus on the Azure Firewall Management Program over the next year. You will work in conjunction with Illumio's Core product and our newest product, CloudSecure, to deliver on customer-facing products and initiatives.

As a Senior Software Engineer, every day you will determine how we integrate firewall management security frameworks into our existing ecosystem using Go / Golang. You will be working in cloud environments, like AWS, and you will focus on the networking aspects of our tech stack.

To thrive in this role, you will need Go / Golang coding experience, and cloud experience in Azure or AWS is ideal. You will need networking experience, especially security networking, and building and deploying APIs.

About the team
Our Engineering team has established a culture based on thought leadership, independence, and responsibility. This powerful dynamic drives us forward as we work to make the digital world a safer place.

Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and work on a technology stack that ranges from operating systems to distributed applications to UI and visualization. Together, we will continue to build world‑class products—driven by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

Location
Sunnyvale, California - HQ

Employment Type
Full time

Location Type
On-site

Compensation
$170K – $196K

Location: 5 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.
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 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.

Your Toolkit:
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, and passion for 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.

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.

Our Commitment
Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.

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