For enterprises struggling to secure cloud workloads, Aviatrix® offers a single solution for pervasive cloud security. Where current cybersecurity approaches focus on securing entry points to a trusted space, Aviatrix Cloud Native Security Fabric (CNSF) delivers runtime security and enforcement within the cloud application infrastructure itself – closing gaps between existing solutions and helping organizations regain visibility and control. Aviatrix ensures security, cloud, and networking teams are empowering developer velocity, AI, serverless, and what’s next.

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About the Role

We are searching for a Senior Member of Technical Staff (Sr. MTS) to join the Aviatrix Platform Team. The Aviatrix Platform Team builds and maintains the distributed software platform that powers Aviatrix’s multicloud networking and security solutions. This team ensures the platform is scalable, reliable, and secure, enabling enterprise customers to manage complex cloud environments with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, high-performance and reliable distributed networking applications and automation tooling using modern languages such as Golang, Python, or similar.

• Utilize build automation and containerization tools (e.g., Bazel, CI/CD pipelines, Docker) to streamline development, testing, and deployment environments.

• Implement end-to-end network management solutions by analyzing requirements and working under the guidance of senior engineers.

• Investigate, debug, and optimize system components to significantly improve scalability, stability, and reliability.

• Propose and implement incremental improvements that enhance overall product reliability and performance.

• Collaborate with Product Management and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure high-quality and timely feature delivery.

• Actively participate in design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and sharing technical learnings across the organization.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering focused on networking, security, or distributed systems.

• Strong proficiency in at least one modern language: Golang, C/C++, or Python.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently on technically challenging problems and to collaborate effectively across teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud, etc.) in the context of networking and security.

• Familiarity with container and virtualization technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, KVM, libvirt, or Terraform.

• Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking internals, and performance tuning (e.g., OVS/DPDK, SR-IOV, VMXnet3).

• Experience designing or consuming REST APIs for system integrations.

• Experience with Nix and Bazel.

To apply, please use this application link: https://go.researchpark.illinois.edu/SoftwareDevelopment_Aviatrix