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Software Engineer (Mid-Senior)
OpenSoftware Engineer (Mid-Senior)
Open
About Company
Sysdig believes cloud security isn't a compromise — it's a promise. Creators of Falco, the open standard for cloud threat detection, Sysdig leads the cloud security market with runtime insights, open innovation, and agentic AI. Trusted by over 60% of the Fortune 500, Sysdig gives teams real-time clarity to move fast and defend what matters most. Recognized as a Best Place to Work and one of Deloitte's fastest-growing companies for 5 consecutive years, Sysdig is redefining what cloud security and workplace culture should be.
Job Description
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be part of a team of expert developers building the core distributed systems that power the Sysdig platform at scale. You will collaborate with colleagues in product and design to define feature specifications and timelines, and participate in an on-call rotation to address urgent issues. The primary goal for everybody is to work together to build the best product possible — the team enjoys what they do and always aims to get better.
Responsibilities
- Build core distributed systems that power the Sysdig platform at scale.
- Collaborate with colleagues in product and design to define feature specifications and timelines.
- Contribute to a team environment where the primary goal is to build the best product together.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to address any urgent platform issues.
- Design and implement horizontally scalable components and event-driven architectures.
- Write high-quality, testable code using unit and integration testing methodologies.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Java or Golang backend development, including RESTful API design and microservice-based architectures.
- Hands-on experience building horizontally scalable components and event-driven architectures using messaging and streaming platforms such as Redis, Kafka, NATS, Apache Flink, or similar.
- Proficiency with testing methodologies including unit testing and integration testing.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design, scalability, and reliability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
Skills
JavaGolangREST APIsMicroservicesKafkaRedisNATSApache FlinkEvent-Driven ArchitectureDistributed SystemsUnit TestingIntegration TestingCloud SecurityKubernetes