# Senior Software Engineer at Illumio

- Company: Illumio
- What the company does: Explore Illumio, the world's first breach containment platform. Stop cyber attacks before they spread with cloud detection and microsegmentation. Backed by Accel, General Catalyst and a16z.
- Company website: http://www.illumio.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, California - HQ
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $172K to $198K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/illumio/161017ed-2809-48a2-8575-44880917c8ae?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/illumio-senior-software-engineer-2/

## About the role

You will be developing containerized (micro) services for a distributed multi-tenant system that process data and real time events and network telemetry from multiple public clouds to provide real time insights, visibility, and security recommendations to customers so they can identify and minimize risk in the cloud. You will design your service, work out all of the details, defend the design/architecture before your peers, and deliver a rock-solid implementation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level
- Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
- Our platform is K8s based so experience delivering a containerized serviced is desired
- Language requirements
- Experience in Go and SQL
- REST API client experience

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/illumio-senior-software-engineer-2/