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Illumio · 1 day ago

Staff Engineer, Containers

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Illumio is a leader in ransomware and breach containment, focused on redefining how organizations manage cyberattacks. The Staff Engineer, Containers will build innovative solutions for Zero Trust Segmentation, enhance container platforms, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring the robustness of critical infrastructure for large enterprises.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityData CenterSaaSSecurity
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Responsibilities

You will build a new, unprecedented way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation down to the application / pod level, identifying easily blocking pathways of attacks in the container ecosystem
You will understand and enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE etc
You will have the opportunity to own and design critical features and subsystems, work out all the details, and defend the design before your peers
You will deliver a rock-solid implementation that is elegant, simple, scalable, stable, secure, and supportable. Our product protects the critical infrastructure of large enterprises. It must work
You will also mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers and become productive members of the team
You will have the opportunity to work with the field organization and key customers to shape this novel product

Qualification

KubernetesDistributed systemsScalable softwareGoPythonJavaNetworking conceptsDebugging skillsUnix/LinuxData structuresSecurity controlsTCP/IP networking

Required

Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent degree
8+ years building distributed & scalable software systems
Proficient in at least one higher-level language such as Go, Python, Java, etc
Experience building large, distributed, and scalable software systems
Familiarity with, and passion for Kubernetes and related technologies
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, networking concepts, and debugging skills
General TCP/IP networking knowledge
Unix/Linux programming environment experience

Preferred

Master's degree a plus
Experience with networking and security controls is a plus

Company

Illumio

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Illumio, the breach containment leader
dateFounded in 2013
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.illumio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (44)
2024 (26)
2023 (21)
2022 (12)
2021 (19)
2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$557.5M
Key Investors
Thoma BravoJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementGeneral Catalyst
2021-06-23Series F· $225M
2019-02-07Series E· $65M
2017-06-07Series D· $125M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Rubin
CEO & Founder
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Ben Verghese
Chief Technology Officer
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