[Remote] Staff Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. The Staff Engineer will develop containerized services for a distributed multi-tenant system, mentor junior engineers, and own the entire software development lifecycle to deliver robust and resilient products.ResponsibilitiesYou will be developing containerized (micro) services for a distributed multi-tenant system that process data and real time events and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real time insights, visibility, and security recommendations to customers so they can identify and minimize risk in the cloudYou will design your service, work out all of the details, defend the design/architecture before your peers, and deliver a rock-solid implementationYou will also mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers and become productive members of the teamYou will primarily write code in Go and work with data pipeline using SQL or other types of interfaces. We leverage Kubernetes for service infrastructure platform. We welcome people with backgrounds in other languages and technology stacks along with a desire to learnOwn critical features and subsystems and own the entire software development lifecycle, from clarifying requirements to ensuring their successful deployment and usage by customersOwn operational aspects of the system, being on the front lines and experiencing first-hand the challenges of operating such a system, will make you understand how to write better more supportable software, like no other experienceOwn code quality, as we do early developer testing and functional/integration testing to ensure we build robust and resilient productsPartner with Product Management to review, refine requirement that exceed our customers’ expectationsDevelop deep understanding of the fundamental problems our customers need solved through interaction with stakeholders and peersSkillsBachelor's in computer science or equivalent degree8+ years building distributed & scalable software and systemsPassion for software development, willing to constantly learn, keeping up with technological trends, and working in a team settingAWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience: Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming levelExperience with networking and security controlsExperience delivering a containerized serviceExperience in Go and SQLREST API client experienceGeneral TCP/IP networking knowledgeUnix/Linux programming environment experienceMaster's degreeCloudFormation, Terraform, AnsibleCompany OverviewIllumio is a cybersecurity platform specializing in breach containment and Zero Trust segmentation across hybrid environments. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.illumio.com.Company H1B SponsorshipIllumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2026, 43 in 2025, 24 in 2024, 21 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 19 in 2021, 24 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.