Key skills
Distributed SystemsLinuxGoC
About this role
Role Overview
- Design and implement Runtime Security features for Tetragon
- Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project
- Design and optimize systems for large-scale data collection, aggregation, and analysis
- Partner across teams to align requirements, define integration points, and deliver production-ready and secure solutions
- Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions
- Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and documentation
Requirements
- Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
- 8 + years of experience in systems programming (C, Go, or similar; Tetragon is primarily written in Go)
- Experience leading technical direction or architecture for distributed systems, observability, runtime security, or data infrastructure
- Experience in system-level development
- Experience in any of these areas: Linux systems, Kernel-level development, BPF or eBPF programming for observability or security use cases
Tech Stack
- Distributed Systems
- Linux
- Go
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
- optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- eligibility for annual bonuses