About the job
Illumio’s engineering team in Sunnyvale, California, is looking for a Staff Engineer focused on cloud security. This position centers on building and maintaining scalable, resilient solutions that help organizations manage risk across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The team values autonomy, leadership, and a collaborative approach to solving complex cybersecurity problems.
What you will do
- Develop containerized microservices for a distributed, multi-tenant platform that processes data, real-time events, and network telemetry from various public clouds. These services provide real-time insights, visibility, and actionable security recommendations to clients.
- Design and present service architectures, defend technical choices to peers, and deliver high-quality, reliable implementations.
- Mentor junior engineers, recent graduates, and interns, helping them grow and contribute effectively.
- Write code primarily in Go and work with data pipelines using SQL or similar technologies. The team welcomes candidates with diverse programming backgrounds who are willing to learn.
- Take ownership of critical features and subsystems, managing all phases of the software development lifecycle, from clarifying requirements through deployment and user adoption.
- Monitor and maintain the operational health of the system, addressing challenges and drawing lessons from real-world deployments.
Team culture
Engineers at Illumio work with a modern technology stack that covers multiple operating systems, distributed applications, and advanced UI and visualization tools. The group emphasizes ownership and resilience, supporting each other as they tackle some of cybersecurity’s toughest challenges.
Location
This role is based at Illumio’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
