Senior Software Engineer Go, WAF – Isovalent

Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Isovalent is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop a Go-based control plane within Kubernetes for traffic security (WAF). Responsibilities include designing APIs, debugging, and contributing to open-source.

Responsibilities

• 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

Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.