Senior Technical Lead – Golang, Distributed Systems

Cisco

Senior Technical Lead at Isovalent providing technical leadership for workload security products. Building scalable software solutions to secure complex environments from increasing threat vectors.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $210,600 - $305,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in backend services architecture, large-scale event processing, and performance engineering. Proficient in programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java, with a strong foundation in security architecture and database design.

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Technical LeadershipBackend Services ArchitectureLarge-Scale Event ProcessingKubernetesCloud API Programming

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Hard Skills

GoC++JavaAlgorithmsSystems ProgrammingPerformance EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureSchema/Data ModelingDatabase DesignEvent Processing Architectures

Soft Skills

Agile Methodologies

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAWSAzureGCP

Industry Keywords

Technical LeadershipDistributed SystemsTelemetry ProcessingScalabilityEnforcement Points

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership and make architectural contributions in backend services
Collect and process telemetry at scale from data sources in customer environments
React to changes in environment and render policies in highly scalable manner to large number of enforcement points
Implement API endpoints that need to respond with minimal latencies even when crunching large volumes of data
Will be deployed in highly complex distributed system environments and involve failure modes unique to those environments

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8+ years' experience building software systems in one or more programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java
3+ years' technical leadership experience in a software engineering environment
Agile experience
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related experience, Master's with 6 years, PhD with 3 years, or equivalent combination of education and experience
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience
Proficiency in Computer Science foundational areas, including algorithms, systems, databases, performance engineering and security architecture
Schema/Data modeling design experience
Experience with large-scale event processing architectures
Experience in systems programming and performance engineering
Experience working with security architecture and database design
Kubernetes experience
Experience programming using cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP
A professional who embraces agile methodologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time for non-exempt employees
flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses for non-sales roles