Sysdig aims to help organizations secure innovation in the cloud by providing real-time clarity and enabling teams to move fast and defend what matters most. The company is looking for a technical leader to define and drive the vision for their CNAPP platform, ensuring engineering excellence and scalable solutions.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Go and familiarity with other languages like Java or Rust or Python, with understanding of performance tuning and concurrent systems.
- Advanced experience with Postgres or other relational databases, plus familiarity with graph databases and data modeling for complex relationships.
- Hands-on knowledge of modern DevOps and CI/CD ecosystems including GitHub, Harness, Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Jira, with a focus on building maintainable infrastructure and automated observability.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the vision of the CNAPP platform, setting the standard for engineering excellence across the organization.
- Architect, build, and evolve scalable, resilient, and performant services that power multiple engineering teams and critical operations.
- Collaborate with and influence team members in Product Management, Frontend, Design, Quality Engineering, Infrastructure and Customer Support to ensure seamless delivery of end-to-end solutions.
- Provide technical oversight on complex customer escalations, ensuring rapid resolution while identifying opportunities for systemic improvements to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Influence the engineering roadmap and contribute to long-term planning, leading projects that align technical capabilities with goals.
Other
- 12+ years of experience
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers at all levels, encouraging a culture of technical excellence, learning, and high performance.
- Background managing multiple high-impact, time-sensitive initiatives, balancing priorities in a globally distributed organization.
- Experience leading large-scale software projects through their entire lifecycle, from initial requirements and architecture to deployment.
- Experience communicating to diverse audiences and influence decision-making at all levels.
