Senior Software Development Engineer - Security

At Sysdig, we believe cloud security isn't a compromise - it's a promise. From the start, our mission has been clear: to help organizations secure innovation in the cloud, the right way.

We created Falco, the open standard for cloud threat detection, and continue to lead the cloud security market with runtime insights, open innovation, and agentic Al. Creators of technology trusted by over 60% of the Fortune 500, Sysdig gives teams the real-time clarity to move fast and defend what matters most.

We believe diversity fuels stronger ideas, and open dialogue drives sharper decisions. Recognized as a Best Place to Work and one of Deloitte's fastest-growing companies for the past 5 years, we're here to raise the standard for what cloud security and workplace culture should be.

Contribute to Sysdig's scale-out effort by designing and building backend features that handle increasing customer demand and data volume, reporting to Sr. Develop scalable APIs and services that power runtime threat detection, policy enforcement, and alerting

Work with a team of engineers to evolve architecture for reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency

Collaborate with Product, Threat Research, Frontend, Design, and Customer-facing teams to create features with impact

Handle real-time and historical security data across multi-cloud environments including Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and IBM Cloud

7+ years of professional experience in backend software development

• Strong computer science fundamentals, in algorithms, data structures, systems design, and large-scale distributed systems
• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable backend services, including APIs and data processing pipelines
• Experience with Go, Java, or C++ in production environments
• Experience with AI tools to increase your and your team's productivity
• Experience building or operating security products is a plus

Languages: Go, Python, Java

Elasticsearch / QuickWit, Redis, Postgres / SQL

Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Harness, Jenkins

Cloud: AWS, GCP, IBM Cloud

AI: Gemini Pro, Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot

Sysdig values a diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Sysdig does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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