About the job
Join Us in Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity!
Illumio stands at the forefront of ransomware and breach containment, revolutionizing the way organizations defend against cyberattacks while fostering operational resilience. Our advanced breach containment platform, powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, adeptly identifies and mitigates threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments—preventing attacks from escalating into catastrophic events.
As a recognized Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio empowers Zero Trust principles, enhancing cyber resilience across critical infrastructure, systems, and organizations that underpin our global society.
Work Environment:
This role requires on-site presence five days a week at our Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.
Our Engineering Vision:
Our engineering team thrives in a culture defined by visionary leadership, individual autonomy, and a sense of ownership, fostering a dynamic synergy that propels us through the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.
By joining us, you will contribute to the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation, utilizing a cutting-edge technology stack that includes operating systems, distributed applications, and sophisticated UI/visualization tools.
Together, we are forging the future of cybersecurity and creating world-class products—driven by diverse perspectives and a commitment to innovation in an era marked by unprecedented cyber threats.
Your Contributions:
Develop innovative methods to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation at the application/pod level, effectively identifying and blocking attack pathways within the container ecosystem.
Enhance and understand modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE, and others.
Own and design essential features and subsystems, meticulously working through details and presenting your designs to peers.
Deliver robust implementations that are elegant, straightforward, scalable, stable, secure, and maintainable—our product is vital for large enterprises and must operate flawlessly.
Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns, fostering their growth as engineers and integrating them into the team.
Collaborate with field organizations and key customers to refine this groundbreaking product.
Your Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.
Experience in software engineering, particularly with container security solutions.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

