Software Engineering Technical Leader - Cilium

Cisco is a global leader in networking and security solutions, and they are seeking a skilled Software Engineering Technical Leader to enhance the reliability and scalability of Isovalent Products. The role involves developing high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium, troubleshooting issues, and designing scalable solutions for cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Developing high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium OSS and Enterprise, while following open source development principles and best practices
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve performance, reliability, and security issues in the control plane
• Design highly scalable solution to reliably run Cilium in very large environments
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to technical documentation
• Work and coordinate US and EMEA teams, ensuring alignment during East Coast business hours (EST/EDT)

Requirements:

• Bachelors Computer Science degree, or related fields
• 4+ years of experience in Go, 2+ years of experience in C or eBPF
• Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Native workloads and/or distributed systems
• Knowledge about Linux systems design, security and/or networking, Linux kernel
• Desire to write high quality and efficient code
• Experience designing and implementing APIs
• A public track record of open-source code commits is a plus