Cisco

Software Engineer Technical Leader - Tetragon

Cisco$210K — $305K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, Master's with 6 years, or PhD with 3 years in a related field
  • Over 8 years of experience in systems programming (C, Go, or similar) with a focus on Go
  • Proven experience leading technical direction or architecture in distributed systems or observability
  • Hands-on experience in system-level development
  • Background in Linux systems and kernel-level development with BPF or eBPF programming

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Runtime Security features for Tetragon
  • Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project
  • Design and optimize systems for large-scale data collection and analysis
  • Collaborate with teams to align requirements and deliver secure solutions
  • Contribute to open-source projects and engage in community discussions
  • Participate in architecture and code reviews

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge observability and security tools
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Chance to influence product architecture and technical direction
  • Engagement with open-source communities
  • Professional development opportunities through complex system challenges
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 06/30/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact

Tetragon is a flexible, observability and runtime 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.

As a Technical Leader, you will be at the forefront of advancing Tetragon's capabilities. You will guide architectural direction while staying deeply engaged in building the systems that power our platform. Your impact will include extending Tetragon's capabilities to protect a variety of platforms, building infrastructure to deliver protective shields, and creating data pipelines to monitor and analyze data streams.

You will collaborate closely with teams across Cisco, to integrate Tetragon into multiple platforms and adapt it to their needs and capabilities. In this role, you'll solve some of the most complex system-level challenges in observability and infrastructure, helping Tetragon evolve to meet the needs of multiple devices.

What you'll do:

  • Design and implement Runtime Security features for Tetragon.


  • Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project.


  • Design and optimize systems for large-scale data collection, aggregation, and analysis.


  • Partner across teams to align requirements, define integration points, and deliver production-ready and secure solutions.


  • Contribute to open-source projects and represent Cisco Isovalent in community discussions.


  • Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and documentation.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience


  • 8+ years of experience in systems programming (C, Go, or similar; Tetragon is primarily written in Go).


  • Experience leading technical direction or architecture for distributed systems, observability, runtime security, or data infrastructure.


  • Experience in system-level development


  • Experience in any of these areas: Linux systems, Kernel-level development BPF or eBPF programming for observability or security use cases


Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.


  • Knowledge of eBPF for observability or security use cases.


  • Experience in debugging and optimization with a track record of delivering scalable and secure systems.


  • Solid background in Linux systems and kernel-level concepts.


  • Familiarity with CVE workflows, vulnerability data pipelines, or security event modeling.


  • Exposure real-time streaming/aggregation systems and database performance optimization.


  • Experience with developing Linux applications for resource-constrained systems


  • Contributions to open-source projects in networking, observability, or distributed systems.


  • Experience in leading projects with multiple stakeholders


  • Experience working across diverse, distributed teams


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