Principal Tetragon Software Engineer
Required skills
Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience or equivalent experience, 10+ years of experience in systems programming (C, C++, Go, Rust, or similar; Tetragon is primarily written in Go), Proven experience leading technical direction or architecture for runtime security systems, observability, or similar, Experience in OS-level development, distributed systems, or database systems, Experience in debugging and performance optimization with a track record of delivering scalable systems
Preferred skills
Experience building eBPF-based systems for observability or security use cases, Solid background in Linux systems and kernel-level concepts, Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments, Familiarity with CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, or security event modeling, Familiarity with how vulnerable software is exploited at all levels, Strong experience in networking protocol analysis or experience in developing networking switches (e.g., L2/L3 protocols like ARP, DHCP, SNMP), Contributions to open-source projects in networking, observability, or distributed systems, Experience working across diverse, distributed teams
Technologies
Go, eBPF, C, C++, Rust, Kubernetes, Linux, cloud-native environments, networking protocols, open-source projects
Responsibilities
Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project, Extend Tetragon capabilities to mitigate security vulnerabilities, Design and optimize systems to deploy and manage Tetragon across large fleets, in K8s or other environments (VMs), Architect infrastructure that converts raw event data into intelligence streams with minimal performance overhead, Partner across teams to align requirements, define integration points, and deliver production-ready solutions, Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions, Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and documentation
Seniority
Principal Engineer
Domain
Networking, security, observability, cloud-native infrastructure, eBPF, Kubernetes