Technical Engineering Lead – Runtime Agent

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Italy.

📋 Description

• Report to the Director of Engineering.

• Lead and develop a team of engineers focused on building Sysdig's runtime agent.

• Take ownership of technical direction, recruitment, employee development, and performance management.

• Review team designs and code.

• Assist engineers in overcoming technically challenging issues.

• Remain actively involved in demanding, cross-functional technical tasks.

• Collaborate with product, detection, and security research teams to enhance the runtime agent's functionality without compromising production performance or stability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading an engineering team, including recruitment, mentoring, and performance management.

• Extensive background in building and maintaining low-level, performance-critical systems software using C and C++.

• Practical experience with containerized and orchestrated systems, such as Kubernetes and containerd.

• Familiarity with cgroups.

• Strong understanding of operating system internals and instrumentation techniques like eBPF or kernel modules.

• Proficient in Linux internals is essential.

• Experience in operating distributed systems at scale.

• Proven track record in managing a distributed team.

• Skilled in planning for long-term roadmaps and features that span multiple teams.

• Expertise in Go or Rust is advantageous.

• Experience in scaling a team through rapid product changes.

• Familiarity with Windows and/or Mac internals is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Additional days off to prioritize your well-being.

• Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app.

• Competitive compensation package.