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About the Role

As a Technical Leader, you will advance Tetragon's capabilities by guiding architectural direction and building systems for our platform. You will design high-performance data pipelines, optimize database and distributed system performance, and ensure massive streams of system events are ingested, aggregated, and distilled into meaningful intelligence. You will collaborate with teams across Cisco to create integration points that transform raw data into actionable insights for enterprise security, solving complex system-level challenges in observability and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project.
Design and implement new Tetragon features to enhance its capabilities for Runtime security detection and enforcement.
Design and optimize systems for large-scale Tetragon deployment and operation in K8s or VM platforms.
Architect infrastructure that converts raw event data into intelligence streams with minimal performance overhead.
Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions.
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and documentation.

Requirements

Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience.
10+ years of experience in systems programming (Go, C, or similar; Tetragon is primarily written in Go).
Experience in building system software in Go (or similar) and/or eBPF.
Experience in system-level development, Linux kernel development, distributed systems, or run-time security systems.
Knowledge of eBPF for observability or security use cases.
Experience in debugging and optimization with a track record of delivering scalable systems.
Solid background in Linux systems and kernel-level concepts.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
Experience integrating with observability platforms (e.g., Splunk) or SaaS security/analytics systems.
Familiarity with CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, or security event modeling.
Exposure to real-time streaming/aggregation systems and database performance optimization.
Contributions to open-source projects in networking, observability, or distributed systems.
Experience working across diverse, distributed teams.

Skills

Go
eBPF
Systems programming
System-level development
Linux kernel development
Distributed systems
Runtime security systems
Debugging
Optimization
Scalable systems
Linux systems
Kernel-level concepts
Kubernetes
Cloud-native environments
Observability platforms
SaaS security/analytics systems
CVE workflows
Vulnerability data pipelines
Security event modeling
Real-time streaming/aggregation systems
Database performance optimization
Open-source projects (networking, observability, distributed systems)

Experience Level

10+ years of experience in systems programming
8 years of related experience (with Bachelors)
6 years of related experience (with Masters)
3 years of related experience (with PhD)

Education Level

Bachelors degree
Masters degree
PhD

About the Company

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is the company founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF.
Cisco Isovalent builds open-source software and enterprise solutions solving networking, security, and observability needs for modern cloud native infrastructure.
The flagship technologies, Cilium and Tetragon, are the choice of numerous, industry-leading, global organizations.
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.
We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.
Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.
We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.
Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Equal Opportunity

We believe in fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered.
We believe that every employee contributes to our success, and we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products and services.