Technical Leader – Isovalent Secure Workload, Observability

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead technical initiatives for a team of software engineers.

• Develop software solutions for workload security products that cater to complex and scalable customer environments.

• Enhance scalability, performance, reliability, robustness, and security.

• Contribute to the architecture of backend services.

• Gather and process telemetry data at scale from customer environment sources.

• Adapt to environmental changes and implement policies for numerous enforcement points.

• Create low-latency API endpoints while managing substantial data volumes.

• Design and implement services within intricate distributed-system settings.

• Architect, design, evaluate, and brainstorm customer-facing product solutions.

• Employ agile methodologies and integrate feedback from customers, peers, technical solution architects, customer enablement engineers, and support engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in software system development.

• Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java.

• Demonstrated technical leadership in a software engineering context.

• Experience with agile methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree with 6 years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 4 years, PhD with 2 years, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• If lacking a degree, a minimum of 10 years of pertinent professional experience is required.

• Strong understanding of algorithms, systems, databases, performance engineering, and security architecture.

• Experience in schema/data modeling design.

• Familiarity with large-scale event processing architectures.

• Background in systems programming and performance engineering.

• Knowledge of security architecture and database design.

• Experience with Kubernetes.

• Skilled in programming with cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Willing to adopt agile methodologies that involve rapid prototyping and feedback from customers, peers, architects, enablement, and support teams.

• Capability to architect, design, analyze, and brainstorm solutions that enhance products and deliver customer-facing functionalities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Coverage for short- and long-term disability.

• Basic life insurance.

• Possible Cisco restricted stock unit grants.

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off dedicated to personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation time each full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off granted on hire date and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time can be carried forward annually.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Option for 10 paid volunteer days each full calendar year.

• Potential annual bonuses for non-sales positions.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans.

• Opportunities for growth and development within Cisco.

• Collaborative professional environment within a global network.