
Technical Engineering Lead β Runtime Agent
Posted Sep 18

Posted Sep 18
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Italy.
β’ Report to the Director of Engineering.
β’ Lead and develop a team of engineers focused on building Sysdig's runtime agent.
β’ Take ownership of technical direction, recruitment, employee development, and performance management.
β’ Review team designs and code.
β’ Assist engineers in overcoming technically challenging issues.
β’ Remain actively involved in demanding, cross-functional technical tasks.
β’ Collaborate with product, detection, and security research teams to enhance the runtime agent's functionality without compromising production performance or stability.
β’ Proven experience in leading an engineering team, including recruitment, mentoring, and performance management.
β’ Extensive background in building and maintaining low-level, performance-critical systems software using C and C++.
β’ Practical experience with containerized and orchestrated systems, such as Kubernetes and containerd.
β’ Familiarity with cgroups.
β’ Strong understanding of operating system internals and instrumentation techniques like eBPF or kernel modules.
β’ Proficient in Linux internals is essential.
β’ Experience in operating distributed systems at scale.
β’ Proven track record in managing a distributed team.
β’ Skilled in planning for long-term roadmaps and features that span multiple teams.
β’ Expertise in Go or Rust is advantageous.
β’ Experience in scaling a team through rapid product changes.
β’ Familiarity with Windows and/or Mac internals is a plus.
β’ Additional days off to prioritize your well-being.
β’ Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app.
β’ Competitive compensation package.
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