Staff Software Engineer, Illumio

Containers

$175-210k

+ Equity

Kubernetes
Python
Java
Linux
Go
Unix
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

Illumio

Automated enforcement against cyberattacks

Open for applications

Illumio

Automated enforcement against cyberattacks

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseSaaSCyber SecurityAutomation

Open for applications

$175-210k

+ Equity

Kubernetes
Python
Java
Linux
Go
Unix
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseSaaSCyber SecurityAutomation

Company mission

To enable every organization to realize a future without high-profile breaches.

Role

Who you are

  • To thrive in this role, you must have experience building large distributed and scalable systems
  • Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree. Master’s degree a plus
  • 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
  • Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
  • General TCP/IP networking knowledge
  • Unix/Linux programming environment experience

What the job involves

  • As a Staff Engineer, you will build a new, unprecedented way to orchestrate  Zero Trust Segmentation , down to the application and pod/container level, identifying and easily blocking pathways of attack in the container ecosystem
  • 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

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Cybersecurity remains an ongoing battle, with evolving cyberthreats and ever-more determined cybercriminals, and major data breaches such as the SolarWinds hack have the potential to cause widespread disruption. Illumio is taking a different approach to most of the mainstream security companies, with a process called "microsegmentation". This makes it easier to guard companies from security breaches, and contain any breaches that occur.

Detection of viruses is no longer considered sufficient to keep companies and individuals safe. Illumio takes a “zero trust” approach, in which everything is viewed as suspicious, a similar approach to that which is used by the White House. The company operates at the cutting edge of microsegmentation, focusing on protecting cloud datacenters and workloads. With more and more companies moving to the cloud, this approach is crucial.

Illumio also protects endpoints, partnering with big players such as Citrix, Amazon Web Services, and Splunk. A collaboration with Appgate, a Zero Trust secure access company, delivers the industry's first integrated Zero Trust Network Access and Segmentation solution, which can reduce risk across hybrid infrastructure, and proves Illumio's dedication to innovating the space. Additionally, the company announced a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), that is tailored to assist federal agencies in reducing risk.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

1% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2021

$225m

SERIES F

Feb 2019

$65m

SERIES E

Total funding: $556m

Company benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
  • Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
  • Life and Disability Programs
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Voluntary Benefit Programs
  • Company Sponsored Wellness Program
  • Wellness Reimbursement Program
  • Retirement Savings
  • Equity Opportunities
  • Paid time off and Paid Holidays
  • Employee Incentive Program

Company values

  • Seek Truth
  • Run to challenges
  • Bring your best
  • Onwards Together
  • Leverage differences
  • Build trust

Company HQ

Sunnyvale, CA

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Founders

Started in Business Development, as an Analyst at VoiceNet Communications, and as a Director at VoiceNet. Worked at Cymtec Systems for over 8 years, promoted from VP of Sales to CEO. Seed Investor in Tory Burch, and Powermat. Current Strategic Advisor to Menlo Security, and Bolt.

Studied Computer Science at Cornell. Worked as an Engineer Manager for over 6 years at Trilogy. Software Architect at Funkware for over 3 years. Was Principal Systems Engineer at Cluster File Systems. Distinguished Engineer for over 5 years at Juniper Networks. Was CTO of Cymtec Systems.

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