Senior Staff Software Engineer

Gigamon

Senior Staff Software Engineer architecting advanced security and networking technologies at Gigamon. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable features in deep observability solutions.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudFirewallsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, design, and implement security and network-focused software features for the GigaSMART product portfolio.
Help develop innovative network security solutions that expand and differentiate Gigamon’s offerings.
Contribute to product requirements, software architecture, and detailed design in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
Propose end-to-end designs and solutions that meet functional, performance, and scalability requirements for new products and features.
Conduct feasibility analyses and trade-off evaluations for proposed architectures and implementations.
Produce clear, comprehensive functional specifications and design documents for complex software components.
Mentor and guide junior engineers in software development best practices, technologies, and engineering processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Earned an MSEE or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of software development experience focused on networking software architecture and design
Expert-level proficiency in C++ and/or Go
Designed, implemented, and consumed APIs in distributed or cloud-based systems
Worked with major hosting and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMware
Developed software for multi-core, multi-process, and multi-threaded systems with an emphasis on performance and scalability
Gained experience in one or more of the following areas: proxy services, firewalls, IDS/IPS, data protection, and deep packet inspection (DPI)
Worked with network flow protocols such as NETFLOW and IPFIX (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and other insurances such as life and disability
Savings accounts, such as a retirement plan with company matching contributions
Paid time off (holidays, vacation, and sick)
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Business travel accident insurance
Employee discounts
Employee referral program
Participation in the Profit Interest Units plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++GoAPI designdistributed systemscloud-based systemsmulti-core systemsmulti-process systemsmulti-threaded systemsperformance optimizationscalability

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinking

Certifications

MSEEMS in Computer Science