Senior Software Engineer Go, WAF – Isovalent
Cisco Isovalent is seeking a skilled and experienced Software Engineer to develop a Go-based control plane within Kubernetes, with a focus on traffic security. You will be responsible for building and enhancing a Kubernetes‑native control plane to provide seamless management of our eBPF datapath, enabling a secure traffic management in cloud and hybrid enterprise environments. You will work with a highly collaborative and skilled team to build solutions that advance the next generation of networking and security in Kubernetes environments.
Your Impact
Design and develop a Go-based control plane managing our enterprise‑grade traffic security engine.
Develop APIs, tools, and custom resources to streamline secure traffic management, scaling, and failover within Kubernetes environments.
Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve performance, reliability, and security issues in the control and dataplane.
Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to technical documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Computer Science degree, or related fields
5+ years of experience in Go
Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Native workloads and/or distributed systems
Experience developing and operating traffic security solutions like WAF, IDS/IPS
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge about Linux systems design, security and/or networking, Linux kernel
Desire to write high quality and efficient code
Experience designing and implementing APIs
A public track record of open‑source code commits is a plus
Cisco is an Affinitic Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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