# Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Security
**Company:** [Illumio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/illumio)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Salary:** $170K-$196K
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Go, SQL, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST APIs, TCP/IP, Unix/Linux, Terraform
**Posted:** 2026-03-23
> Develops containerized microservices in Go for Illumio's cloud security platform, processing real-time cloud telemetry for threat insights and recommendations. Requires 4+ years in distributed systems, Kubernetes, major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), and mentors junior engineers. Onsite in Sunnyvale, CA.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Develop containerized (micro)services for a distributed multi-tenant system that processes data, real-time events, and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real-time insights, visibility, and security recommendations.
- Design services, defend architecture before peers, and deliver robust implementations.
- Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns.
- Own critical features and subsystems through the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements to deployment.
- Own operational aspects of the system.
- Ensure code quality with early developer testing, functional/integration testing.
- Partner with Product Management to refine requirements.
- Develop deep understanding of customer problems through stakeholder interaction.

## Requirements
- **Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent** (Master’s a plus)
- **4+ years building distributed & scalable software and systems**
- Passion for software development, constant learning, and teamwork
- **AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience** (extensive API/programming level use of at least one)
- **Experience in Go and SQL**
- **REST API client experience**
- **Kubernetes** (K8s-based platform, experience delivering containerized services)
- General TCP/IP networking knowledge
- Unix/Linux programming environment experience
- Networking and security controls experience (plus)

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