# Senior Member of Technical Staff

**Company:** [Illumio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/illumio)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $170k – $196k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, Spring Boot, Go, Kafka, SQL, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST APIs, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, TCP/IP, Linux
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Develops containerized Java or Go microservices and data pipelines for a distributed, multi-tenant cloud security platform. The role requires 5+ years building scalable systems, cloud API experience, and familiarity with Kubernetes, REST APIs, networking, and security controls.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop containerized microservices and associated components for a distributed, multi-tenant system processing real-time events, data, and cloud infrastructure telemetry.
- Provide real-time insights, visibility, and security recommendations to help customers identify and minimize cloud risk.
- Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns.
- Own critical features and subsystems across the software development lifecycle, from requirements clarification through deployment and customer usage.
- Own operational aspects of the system and build usable, supportable software.
- Ensure quality through developer, functional, integration, and performance testing.
- Partner with Product Management to review and refine requirements.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer problems through stakeholder and peer interaction.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent degree; a master's degree is a plus.
- 5+ years of experience building distributed and scalable software and systems.
- Experience with software development and a willingness to continuously learn and follow technology trends.
- Extensive API- or programming-level experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with Java and Spring Boot or Golang.
- REST API client experience.
- General TCP/IP networking knowledge.
- Unix/Linux programming environment experience.
- Experience delivering containerized services is desired.
- Experience with networking and security controls is a plus.

## Nice-to-Haves
- CloudFormation
- Terraform
- Ansible

## Compensation and Other Information
- Annual base salary: $170,000–$196,000.
- This position involves access to software and technology subject to U.S. export controls.

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