Tetragon Software Engineering Technical Leader

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF. The company builds open-source software and enterprise solutions addressing networking, security, and observability for modern cloud native infrastructure. Its flagship technologies, Cilium and Tetragon, are widely adopted by industry-leading global organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years, Master’s plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years of related experience.
• 10+ years of experience in systems programming using Go, C, or similar languages, with Tetragon primarily in Go.
• Experience building system software in Go and/or eBPF.
• Experience in system-level development, including Linux kernel development, distributed systems, or runtime security systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of eBPF for observability or security cases.
• Experience in debugging and optimizing scalable systems.
• Strong background in Linux systems and kernel-level concepts.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Experience integrating with observability platforms like Splunk or SaaS security/analytics systems.
• Familiarity with CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, or security event modeling.
• Experience with real-time streaming/aggregation systems and database performance optimization.
• Contributions to open-source projects related to networking, observability, or distributed systems.
• Experience working in diverse, distributed teams.

• Develop high-quality Go and eBPF code for the Tetragon project.
• Design and implement new features to enhance runtime security detection and enforcement capabilities.
• Design and optimize systems for large-scale Tetragon deployments on Kubernetes or VM platforms.
• Architect infrastructure that transforms raw event data into intelligence with minimal performance overhead.
• Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions.
• Participate in architecture and code reviews, and documentation activities.