Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Provider Team)

What you will do:

You will report to the Director of Engineering

Lead the design and development of scalable, backend APIs and services that integrate with cloud services, with a focus on IBM Cloud

Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and Partner teams to understand requirements and design interfaces that are intuitive and maintainable

Guide the evolution of Sysdig's managed service capabilities in cloud environments, specifically IBM Cloud

Influence long-term architecture and technical direction for Sysdig's integrations with IBM Cloud (IAM, authn/authz, service-to-service patterns, resiliency)

Champion quality, simplicity, and clarity in system design, API design, and data modeling

Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and raising engineering standards

What you will bring with you:

Experience designing and building distributed backend systems and APIs (data-heavy or high-throughput systems are a plus)

Experience with cloud fundamentals (compute, networking, identity, security), with the ability to ramp quickly on IBM Cloud specifics

Experience with IAM and access patterns (OAuth/OIDC, JWT, RBAC/policy-based access); IBM Cloud IAM experience is a plus

Good grasp of SaaS operations and Kubernetes (deployments, scaling, observability and incident response mindset)

Development experience in Java, Go, or similar languages

Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL data stores (e.g., Postgres plus other database systems)

What we look for:

Understanding of API best practices: versioning, backward compatibility, consistency, and access control

We appreciate interest in Cloud Security (CSPM/CDR/CIEM), but do not require it.

Proficiency with standard engineering tools (CI/CD pipelines, version control, containerization)

When you join Sysdig, you can expect:

Extra days off to prioritize your well-being

Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app

Great compensation package