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Illumio Backend Engineering Jobs

Open backend engineering roles at Illumio, pulled live from their hiring system.

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93% of open backend engineering roles call out Kubernetes; AWS and Azure appear in roughly a third. Most of these backend engineering roles are on-site or hybrid; 0% are fully remote.

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Latest backend engineering roles at Illumio
Illumio

Senior Software Engineer

Develops containerized microservices in Go for a distributed multi-tenant system processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, mentors juniors, requires 4+ years experience with Kubernetes and major clouds.

170k – 196kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

Staff Engineer - Backend Java

Designs and deploys scalable cloud architectures using Kubernetes and major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Collaborates cross-functionally to optimize for security, performance, and resilience in cybersecurity-focused backend systems. Requires strong Java/Python experience building distributed systems.

192k – 230kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteAWSGCP
Illumio

Member of Technical Staff II - Architecture

Designs and develops scalable services in Java/Python for cybersecurity platform, owning full lifecycle from requirements to production ops. Requires 3+ years distributed systems experience and cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP).

141k – 162kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteAWSGCP
Illumio

Sr. Staff Engineer

Designs and builds containerized microservices in Go for a Kubernetes-based, multi-tenant platform processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Requires 12+ years in distributed systems, cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), and mentoring juniors.

225k – 270kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

Sr. Member of Technical Staff

Develops containerized microservices in Go for distributed multi-tenant systems processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle, operations, mentoring; requires 4+ years experience with Kubernetes, SQL, and major clouds.

170k – 196kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

Member of Technical Staff II

Develops containerized microservices in Go for a distributed multi-tenant system processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, mentors juniors, requires 2+ years experience with Kubernetes and public clouds.

141k – 162kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

C++ Software Engineer - Networking

Develops C++ system services for a lightweight security agent enforcing micro-segmentation policies across Linux, Windows, and macOS. Requires 8+ years experience, strong networking knowledge, and OS expertise.

192k – 230kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteC++BPF
Illumio

Staff Software Engineer

Develops containerized microservices in Go for a distributed multi-tenant system processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, operations, and mentoring; requires 8+ years experience with cloud platforms and Kubernetes.

194k – 233kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

Staff Engineer

Develops containerized microservices in Go for distributed multi-tenant systems processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle, operations, mentoring, with 8+ years experience in scalable systems and cloud platforms like AWS/GCP/Azure.

194k – 233kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteGoSQL
Illumio

Sr. Software Engineer

Develops containerized microservices in Java/Spring Boot for a distributed multi-tenant cloud security system, processing real-time data and telemetry. Owns full lifecycle of features, mentors juniors, requires 5+ years experience with Kubernetes and major clouds.

164k – 189kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteSQLAWS
Illumio

Sr. Member of Technical Staff, Architecture

Develops containerized microservices in Java/Spring Boot for distributed multi-tenant systems processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, operations, and quality on Kubernetes platform; mentors juniors. Requires 5+ years distributed systems and cloud experience.

164k – 189kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteSQLAWS
Illumio

Sr. Software Engineer - C++/Networking

Develops Zero Trust segmentation for container ecosystems using C++ and modern platforms like Kubernetes, Istio, and cloud-managed K8s. Owns feature design, implementation, and customer collaboration. Requires 5+ years experience, C++ expertise, and networking knowledge.

164k – 189kSunnyvale, CABackend EngineeringOn-siteC++AKS