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IllumioIllumioSunnyvale, CA

Sr. Member of Technical Staff, Architecture

Senior engineer developing containerized microservices in Java/Spring Boot or Go for a distributed multi-tenant security platform on Kubernetes. Owns full SDLC, mentors juniors, and operates production systems serving real-time cloud telemetry.

170k – 196k
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop containerized (micro)services and associated components for a distributed multi-tenant system that processes data, real-time events, and systems/asset/network telemetry from multiple public clouds
  • Provide real-time insights, visibility, and security recommendations to customers
  • Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns
  • Write code primarily in Java (using Spring Boot framework) and work with data pipelines using Kafka/SQL or other interfaces
  • Leverage Kubernetes for service infrastructure platform
  • Own critical features and subsystems and the entire software development lifecycle from clarifying requirements to ensuring successful deployment and usage by customers
  • Own operational aspects of the system and be on the front lines experiencing challenges of operating such a system
  • Own quality in all aspects of the development process including early developer testing, functional/integration testing, and performance testing
  • Partner with Product Management to review and refine requirements
  • Develop deep understanding of fundamental customer problems through interaction with stakeholders and peers

Requirements

  • Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent degree
  • 5+ years building distributed & scalable software and systems
  • Passion for software development, willingness to constantly learn, keep up with technological trends, and work in a team setting
  • AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience: extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level
  • Experience in Java and Spring Boot or Golang
  • REST API client experience
  • General TCP/IP networking knowledge
  • Unix/Linux programming environment experience

Nice-to-Haves

  • Master's degree
  • Experience with networking and security controls
  • Experience delivering a containerized service (K8s-based platform)
  • CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible

Skills

JavaSpring BootGoKubernetesKafkaREST APIsAWSAzureGCPTcp/Ip NetworkingUnix/LinuxTerraformAnsibleCloudFormation

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