Staff Software Engineer - K9 Security
Core
Lead the design and development of low-level Linux instrumentation and runtime security technologies to detect threats and protect cloud-native workloads.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Security Agent)
Builds
Security agents for Workload Protection, Vulnerability Management, and Cloud Security products
Domain
Cybersecurity / Systems Programming / Linux Kernel
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Linux internals, eBPF, kernel-level instrumentation, driver development, networking systems, agent development, performance-sensitive systems, large-scale data collection, technical leadership, architecture design
Preferred skills
experience across diverse Linux distributions and kernel versions, product-minded approach
Technologies
eBPF, Linux kernel, C/C++ (implied by systems programming), Linux distributions
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and development of security agent capabilities for runtime threat detection; Design and build reusable eBPF-based monitoring functionality; Drive end-to-end delivery of new features from strategy to rollout; Establish and evolve testing methodologies; Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver shared platform capabilities; Provide technical leadership and mentor peers
