How do I know whether a specific Sysdig role is remote?

Read the individual posting. The careers page ties remote flexibility to business needs, but most roles currently listed on Sysdig's own job board are posted as remote with a location marked Flexible plus a country, and each listing states whether it is remote or hybrid. A few listings name a city, such as San Francisco or Raleigh, instead.

Does Sysdig publish salary ranges in its job postings?

Yes, for many roles. US postings list a base salary or on-target earnings range, and Italy postings list ranges in euros. Each range carries a note that actual offers may be higher or lower based on work location, job-related experience and education, so the same role can carry different ranges in different US cities.

What benefits does Sysdig highlight?

In the US, medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents starts on day one, and US postings list a 401(k) with a 3% company match. Outside the US, Sysdig offers benefits based on local markets. Everyone gets access to the Modern Health platform for themselves and their family, extra days off to prioritize well-being, parental leave regardless of gender or path to parenthood, and equity opportunities.

What technical skills do Sysdig's engineering roles ask for?

Expect systems depth. Open source engineering roles ask for C/C++, Golang and Rust plus Linux, eBPF, container and Kubernetes experience. Platform software roles ask for Go or Java with Postgres or another relational database. Customer reliability roles want master-level Kubernetes and Linux skills and working knowledge of Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Postgres and Kafka. Infrastructure work spans AWS, GCP and Azure, managed as infrastructure as code.

What has Sysdig's engineering internship looked like?

A Sysdig blog post by a former engineering intern describes a three-month internship with two mentors, starting with four weeks of onboarding to learn the tech stack: Docker, Kubernetes, Golang and TensorFlow. Check the careers page for whether an internship is currently open.

Senior Software Engineer (Monitor Ingestion (Remote) at Sysdig Cloud

Job Description

At Sysdig, we believe cloud security isn't a compromise - it's a promise. From the start, our mission has been clear: to help organizations secure innovation in the cloud, the right way.

We created Falco, the open standard for cloud threat detection, and continue to lead the cloud security market with runtime insights, open innovation, and agentic Al. Creators of technology trusted by over 60% of the Fortune 500, Sysdig gives teams the real-time clarity to move fast and defend what matters most.

Culture matters here. We believe diversity fuels stronger ideas, and open dialogue drives sharper decisions. Recognized as a Best Place to Work and one of Deloitte's fastest-growing companies for the past 5 years, we're here to raise the standard for what cloud security and workplace culture should be.

If you have the passion to dig deeper, the desire to challenge convention, and the curiosity to build something better, Sysdig is the right place for you.

What you will do

You will join a cross-functional team that owns metrics collection and ingestion end to end, from the agent running on customer hosts and Kubernetes nodes to ingestion and processing in the Sysdig backend.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will solve performance, scalability and correctness problems across the whole pipeline.
You will lead technical design for features across the agent and backend, and collaborate with product and design on specifications and timelines.
You will be part of a team whose main goal is to work together to build the best product we can. We enjoy what we do and we always aim to get better.
You will take part in an on-call rotation to handle urgent issues.

What you will bring with you

Advanced coding skills, with 5+ years of professional experience in at least one of Rust, Go or C/C++, and willingness to learn and work across different technologies.
Solid systems-programming background: Linux internals, processes, control groups, networking and file I/O. Experience with eBPF, kernel-level instrumentation or container runtimes (containerd, CRI-O, Docker) is a strong plus.
Experience building performance-sensitive software that runs on customer infrastructure: resource-bounded, robust to partial failures, and safe to run privileged.
Familiarity with distributed systems: horizontally scalable services, and/or event-driven architectures.
Familiarity with observability tools and telemetry is highly desirable.
Familiarity with Kubernetes is a strong plus. Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.

What we look for

Collaboration: The ability to excel in a cross-team environment, contributing to both technical and product discussions.
Growth Mindset: A willingness to participate in professional development to stay current with industry trends.
Communication: Fluency in English.

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

We would love for you to join us! Please reach out even if your experience doesn't perfectly match the job description. We can always explore other options after starting the conversation. Your background and passion will set you apart, especially if your career path is different.

Sysdig values a diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Sysdig is an equal-opportunity employer. Sysdig does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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