Tetragon Software Engineering Technical Leader

Your Impact

Tetragon is a flexible, Kubernetes‑aware observability and security tool that delivers real‑time insights and enforcement. Leveraging the power of eBPF, Tetragon provides low‑overhead, in‑kernel visibility and intelligence across diverse environments.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s + 8 years of related experience, or Master’s + 6 years of related experience, or Ph.D. + 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.