Senior Software Engineer Go, Observability and UX Policy Workflows – Isovalent

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Remote, United States
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    131000 USD - 241400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud and Data Center, Security
  • Job Id
    1449442

The application window is expected to close on: September 30, 2025. 

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 

Meet the team: 

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is the company founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF. Cisco Isovalent builds open-source software and enterprise solutions solving networking, security, and observability needs for modern cloud native infrastructure. The flagship technology, Cilium, is the choice of numerous, industry-leading, global organizations. 

We believe in fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered. We believe that every employee contributes to our success, and we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products and services. 

Your Impact: 

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a skilled and experienced Software Engineer to develop a Go-based functionality including: (i) Isovalent Enterprise Platform Observability,  (ii) Policy Assessment and Recommendations and (iii) Isovalent Enterprise Platform UX. You will be responsible for building Cilium, Isovalent Load Balancer and Tetragon observability, including data pipelines, storage and analysis, building software to analyze customer environment to assess security posture and implementing recommendations. 

  • Design and develop observability components in Go 
  • Develop APIs, tools, and custom resources to streamline policy management for Cilium and Tetragon.  
  • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to technical documentation. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise software development, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), or related fields
  • 3+ years of experience in Go 
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Native workloads and/or distributed systems 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Knowledge about security and/or networking 
  • Desire to write high quality and efficient code 
  • Experience designing and implementing APIs (we use Protocol Buffers) 
  • Knowledge of SQL (we use ClickHouse) and query optimization 

Why Cisco?  

 

At Cisco, 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 across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future. 

 

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, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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