# Member of Technical Staff II - Architecture

**Company:** [Illumio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/illumio)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $141k – $162k/yr
**Skills:** Java, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST APIs, Spring, Terraform
**Posted:** 2026-04-06

> 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).

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design services and develop features through peer review to production quality.
- Write code primarily in **Java** and **Python**.
- Own critical features and subsystems across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements to deployment and customer usage.
- Manage service/feature operational aspects with telemetry and metrics for quick issue identification.
- Ensure code quality via early developer testing, functional, and integration testing.
- Partner with Product Management for requirements clarification and scoping.

## Requirements
- **Bachelor’s** in computer science or equivalent; **Master’s** preferred.
- **3+ years** building distributed and scalable software/systems.
- Passion for software development, continuous learning, and teamwork.
- Extensive experience with **AWS**, **Azure**, or **GCP** at API/programming level.
- Experience in **Java**, **Python**, or similar.
- **REST API** client experience.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Networking and security controls.
- **CloudFormation**, **Terraform**.
- **Spring** or similar ecosystems.
- **Kubernetes**, **Docker** containers.
- Gang of Four design patterns.

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