Principal Engineer - Linux Kernel and BPF

You will join the Isovalent at Cisco team, working with Linux kernel maintainers and system engineers to deliver and support BPF. This team builds core components for Cisco products like Tetragon, Live Protect, and Hypershield.

As a Principal Engineer, you will develop the next generation of Linux kernel, BPF, BTF, and system-level tooling in support of BPF and the Live Protect product family. You will interact with security and threat research teams, define architecture and design for internal engineering teams, and develop early-stage ideas into released products, including contributing to the upstream open-source Linux communities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience with systems-level programming in the Linux kernel, associated systems tooling, or compilers.
• 12+ years of open-source experience working on projects like Kubernetes, BPF, LLVM, and the Linux kernel.
• Familiarity with presenting work in technical forums, such as conferences, IETF, technical papers, and whitepapers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced contributor to the Linux kernel.
• Familiarity with compiler technologies like clang and gcc.
• Maintainer or top contributor to BPF projects and code.

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