Senior Staff Software Engineer, Agent Monitor

Sysdig is the secure DevOps company, and we’re at the forefront of the container, Kubernetes, and cloud revolution. We are passionate, technical problem-solvers, continually innovating and delivering powerful solutions to confidently run cloud-native applications. Our consistent contributions to open source software projects reflect our commitment to the open cloud movement. We value diversity and open dialog to spur ideas, working closely together to achieve goals. And we're a great place to work too — we were awarded the 2021 Bay Area Best Places to Work Award from San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal . We are looking for team members who share our commitment to customers and are willing to dig deeper, understand problems and deliver innovative solutions. Does this sound like the right place for you? If you are a Lead Software Engineer with a passion for building and delivering innovative and robust products in the cloud, we would like to connect. Ideally, you have strong cloud software development experience with exposure to CI/CD pipelines and a desire to create high impact cloud software solutions.  Your Opportunity: Sysdig is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive projects and inspire their teammates. You will play a key role in designing and building cutting-edge products and driving customer success through high-quality R&D level support when necessary, resulting in hundreds of happy enterprise customers and disrupting the monitoring and security space in the Containers World. As a Lead Engineer, you will work closely with our Product team to understand requirements for new features and products in our Agent software, design solutions in collaboration with other Engineering teams, and engage with our Support team to enhance customer experience. What you will do: Architect and develop high quality software in C++ on the Sysdig Agent  Own both the roadmap and the customer experience for Sysdig Monitor Agent Write and approve functional specifications Perform code reviews and provide feedback to other team members Handle high-dollar-value customer escalations Collaborate effectively with engineers from multiple teams to solve complex problems to deliver end-to-end solutions Understand complex software components and use industry standard software development practices to continuously improve quality and capability What you will bring with you:  Expert in coding with C++ 2 + years as either a technical leader or manager for a complex product Proven ability in representing the team to both internal and external stakeholders Deep knowledge of containers, AWS and other cloud ecosystems Ability to understand and work with other languages like Golang and Java Strong understanding of CI/CD processes Passion for building and delivering robust products What we look for: Strong understanding of cloud software both as a developer and as a  consumer Knowledge of Kubernetes is a plus Experience working with highly scalable, multithreaded, performance optimized code Comfortable working with microservices Ability to switch contexts and programming languages to deal with complex problems  Performance analysis and debugging skills Key Technologies: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud services Kubernetes Docker and other container runtime environments Linux C++, Go Why work at Sysdig? We’re a well-funded startup that already has a large enterprise customer base We have a pragmatic, approachable culture, from the CEO down We have an organizational focus on delivering value to customers Our open-source tools ( https://sysdig.com/opensource/ ) are widely used and loved by technologists & developers When you join Sysdig, you can expect: Competitive compensation including equity opportunities Flexible hours and unlimited time off  Career growth Additionally, we offer a variety of benefits and perks, such as: Competitive compensation including equity opportunities Flexible hours and unlimited time off  Additional recharge days 401k matching (starting the day you do) Parental leave and fertility support Health Savings, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts  Mental wellbeing support through Modern Health for you and your family Monthly wellness reimbursement Career growth The U.S. annual base salary range for this full-time position is between $175,000 and $220,000 USD per year. Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) the candidate’s work location, job-related skills, experience and education. #LI-JG1 #LI-Hybrid