Staff Engineer - Container Security

Illumio • Sunnyvale, CA

11d • $196,000 - $235,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Illumio is hiring a Staff Engineer to build and enhance container security capabilities that orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation at the application and pod level, helping identify and block attack pathways in container environments. The role involves working with modern container platforms and designing and implementing critical product features and subsystems. The engineer will collaborate with peers to defend designs, deliver reliable and scalable implementations, mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns, and work with field teams and key customers to shape the product. The role is based five days a week onsite at Illumio’s Sunnyvale, California headquarters. The position involves access to software and technology subject to U.S. export controls; any offer is contingent on the applicant’s ability to comply with those controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent degree.
• At least 8 years of experience building distributed and scalable software systems.
• Proficiency in at least one higher-level programming language, such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and related technologies.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, networking concepts, and debugging skills.
• General TCP/IP networking knowledge.
• Experience in a Unix/Linux programming environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with networking and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Build a new way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation at the application and pod level, identifying and blocking attack pathways in container environments.
• Understand and enhance container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, and GKE.
• Own and design critical features and subsystems, develop the details, and defend designs before peers.
• Deliver an elegant, simple, scalable, stable, secure, and supportable implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns.
• Work with the field organization and key customers to shape the product.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior