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Principal Software Engineer developing Linux kernel, BPF, and systems tooling. Building foundational security products including Tetragon, Live Protect, and Hypershield at Cisco.
Responsibilities:
- Develop the next generation of Linux kernel, BPF, BTF, and system-level tooling supporting BPF and the Live Protect product family
- Interact with security and threat research teams, both internal and external
- Define architecture and design for internal engineering teams
- Develop early-stage ideas into released products
- Contribute to upstream open source Linux communities, including the Linux kernel organization
- Deliver and support BPF
- Build core components foundational to Cisco products such as Tetragon, Live Protect, and Hypershield
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience with systems-level programming in the Linux kernel, associated systems tooling, or compilers
- 12+ years of open source experience working on open source projects such as Kubernetes, BPF, LLVM, and the Linux kernel
- Familiarity with presenting work in technical forums, including technical conferences, IETF, technical papers, and whitepapers
- Experienced contributor to the Linux kernel
- Familiarity with compiler technologies such as clang and gcc
- Maintainer or top contributor to BPF projects and code
Benefits:
- Opportunities to grow and build on a global scale
- Collaboration with a worldwide network of doers and experts
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