Staff Engineer, Containers
Illumio
Illumio is seeking a Staff Engineer to join their engineering team in Sunnyvale, California. The role focuses on building innovative solutions for Zero Trust Segmentation, enhancing container platforms, and mentoring junior engineers. The company is recognized for its leadership in cybersecurity, particularly in ransomware and breach containment.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree; Master’s degree is a plus.
- 8+ years of experience in building distributed and scalable software systems.
- Proficient in at least one higher-level programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
- Experience with large, distributed, and scalable software systems.
- 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.
Responsibility
- Build a new way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation at the application/pod level.
- Enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE.
- Design critical features and subsystems, defending designs before peers.
- Deliver scalable, stable, secure, and supportable implementations.
- Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to foster their growth.
- Collaborate with field organization and key customers to shape product development.
