Senior Member of Technical Staff; Platform

Responsibilities

Our Engineering team is shaping the future of cybersecurity. We thrive on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, fostering a culture of innovation that propels us forward in the ever‑evolving cybersecurity landscape.

As a leader in Zero Trust Segmentation, we are redefining security for a world facing unprecedented cyber threats. You’ll work with a highly scalable SaaS service built using cloud‑native technologies while simultaneously shipping the solution on‑premises.

Our guiding philosophy in Engineering is to get things right through practicing disciplined engineering, focusing, not cutting corners, and, of course, having fun while we are  believe in enabling ownership at all levels of the organization and empowering teams. If you thrive in this culture, come join us!

The VEN Policy Platform team is seeking a talented engineer with a strong background and interest in Networking, Operating Systems and System Software Development, who will work on our industry‑leading Adaptive Segmentation Solution.

We are looking for an engineer to build C++ system services for the Illumio Virtual Enforcement Node — a software agent that runs inside application workloads to enforce security policies within the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform.

Your C++ code will be used in a lightweight agent that delivers micro‑segmentation security by building on proven, pre‑existing mechanisms inside both Unix (Linux, Solaris, AIX), Windows and MacOS operating systems, in order to minimize its footprint.

Your desire to help build system services, combined with your knowledge of operating systems, will be leveraged to build innovative solutions.

Your code will help to secure our customers’ most critical systems and applications.

You will have an immediate impact on features within Virtual Enforcement Node, from concept, design, and development, and you will learn from a talented team of engineers.

• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
• Life and Disability Programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Voluntary Benefit Programs
• Company Sponsored Wellness Program
• Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Retirement Savings
• Equity Opportunities
• Paid time off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Incentive Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

• Strong experience in software applications
• Have authorization to work in the United States
• Proficiency in C++
• 5+ years building distributed & scalable software systems
• Familiarity with networking at the application level
• Creative thinking
• Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree.
• Master’s degree a plus
• This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls
• Experience with other firewalling technologies such as iptables, nftables, or packet filter
• Familiarity with BPF/eBPF