Todyl · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer - Networking & Security Lead
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expTodyl is on a mission to protect small and medium-sized businesses from cyber threats, providing unified cybersecurity solutions. The role involves leading the engineering efforts for Todyl’s Secure Global Network (SGN) and requires expertise in networking and secure connectivity to enhance the SASE platform.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of SGN’s core networking and connectivity services, ensuring scalability, performance, and security across distributed environments
Architect and evolve the SGN control and data planes to support multi-region redundancy, active-active resiliency, and zero-downtime deployments
Build high-performance systems spanning VPN, routing, proxy, and policy enforcement layers
Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and SRE to define and execute the technical roadmap for Todyl’s SASE platform
Drive observability, automation, and validation frameworks that improve reliability and reduce operational incidents
Review designs and code for scalability, maintainability, and performance optimization
Mentor engineers across the pod, raising the bar on design, testing, and delivery practices
Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience, including system-level or distributed networking development
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, high-performance network services or platforms (e.g., SASE, VPN, SD-WAN, secure edge, or carrier-grade networks)
Strong programming expertise in C
Deep understanding of Linux networking internals, routing protocols and tunneling technologies (WireGuard, IPSec)
Experience with multi-tenant distributed systems, microservices architecture, and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos)
Strong analytical and debugging skills for complex, cross-system issues
Proven ability to translate broad technical goals into well-scoped deliverables, estimate work accurately, and drive execution through clear task breakdown and ownership within the team
Proven ability to lead by influence, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across domains to drive outcomes
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related technical field
Extreme ownership, particularly when things go wrong or aren't completed on time
Intrinsic drive for growth; self-motivated, always learning, and focused on raising the bar for self and team
Strong bias for action with impact; make tough decisions quickly, measure results, and iterate with clarity to move the mission forward
Comfort with ambiguity and change, embrace change and uncertainty as part of startup life
Humility, purpose over ego to acknowledge mistakes, learn from others, and embrace feedback while putting the mission first
Preferred
Rust experience is a plus
Familiarity with AWS/GCP networking
Experience with gRPC and modern CI/CD and deployment pipelines
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Health savings and flexible spending accounts (HSA/FSA)
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Access to on-demand healthcare and telehealth services
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible PTO in addition to 13 company holidays
401(k)
Generous parental leave programs
Company
Todyl
Todyl operates as a networking and security platform built for MSP or MSSPs.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$83.85MKey Investors
Base10 PartnersAnthos CapitalTechOperators Venture Capital
2024-02-26Series B· $50M
2022-03-17Series A· $28M
2021-05-28Series Unknown· $3.6M
Leadership Team
John Nellen
Founder & CEO
James Pellizzi
Co-Founder, VP User Experience
Recent News
2025-11-25
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