Senior Software Engineer - Tetragon

Responsibilities

• This role is for a Tetragon software engineer primarily with focus on developing the Tetragon agent, enablement for various embedded platforms and cloud environments, and developing Tetragon's BPF programs that are loaded to detect and prevent malicious activity.
• Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project
• Be a part of the Tetragon, Cilium, and eBPF OSS communities
• Design and implement advanced eBPF-based runtime security mechanisms for embedded, Kubernetes and VM environments.
• Enhance and improve Tetragon's network parser capabilities.
• Tackle challenging technical problems
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to technical documentation

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in systems programming using C, Go or similar (Tetragon is primarily written in Go and C)
• Experience in any of these areas for observability or security use cases: Linux systems programming, Linux kernel-level development, or eBPF development
• Prior experience in security hardening and defense techniques
• Prior experience in integrating or developing security frameworks for infrastructure-level products
• Prior experience in building control planes for security or similar u
• Familiarity with CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, or security event modeling.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Contributions to open-source security or networking projects (e.g., Tetragon, Cilium, Linux networking stack)
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Why Cisco?
• We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Benefits

Additional Information

Meet the Team 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. 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.

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