Software Engineering Technical Leader

About the role

Cisco Isovalent, founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF, builds open-source software and enterprise solutions for networking, security and observability in cloud-native infrastructure. It is looking for a skilled and experienced Software Engineer to troubleshoot, mature and improve the reliability and scalability of its products, working with a collaborative team to advance the next generation of networking and security in Kubernetes environments.

Key responsibilities

• Build and enhance a Kubernetes-native control plane that manages network traffic seamlessly, enabling scalable, secure and resilient traffic management in cloud and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Develop high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium OSS and Enterprise, following open source development principles and best practices.
• Debug, troubleshoot and resolve performance, reliability and security issues in the control plane.
• Design highly scalable solutions to run Cilium reliably in very large environments.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions and contribute to technical documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience programming in Go.
• 2+ years of experience with eBPF.
• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native workloads and/or distributed systems.
• Experience with routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF or similar, including implementation and/or hands-on work.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Linux system design, security and/or networking, and the Linux kernel.
• Experience designing and implementing APIs.
• Experience with data center networking technologies such as EVPN/VXLAN or SRv6.
• A public track record of open-source code commits.