24 hours ago
Zürich, SwitzerlandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality Go and eBPF code for the Tetragon project.
- Design and implement runtime security detection and enforcement features.
- Design and optimize Tetragon systems for large-scale operation on Kubernetes and VM platforms.
- Architect low-overhead infrastructure that converts raw system events into intelligence streams.
- Collaborate with Cisco teams, including Hypershield and Splunk, on enterprise security integrations.
- Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions.
- Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree plus 6 years, or a PhD plus 3 years.
- 10+ years of experience in systems programming using Go, C, or similar languages.
- Experience building system software in Go or similar technologies and/or eBPF.
- Experience with system-level development, Linux kernel development, distributed systems, or runtime security systems.
- Preferred experience includes eBPF for observability or security, scalable-system debugging and optimization, Linux and kernel concepts, Kubernetes, cloud-native environments, Splunk or SaaS security and analytics integrations, CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, security event modeling, real-time streaming and aggregation, database performance optimization, and open-source contributions.
- Experience working across diverse, distributed teams is preferred.
Tech Stack
About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.