Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Software Engineer role sits in a core SaaS category: cloud security for modern, containerized infrastructure. Sysdig’s work around runtime threat detection (including stewardship of Falco as an open standard) places the engineering surface area close to real-world production constraints—telemetry, enforcement, and reliability—rather than purely internal tooling. For SaaS professionals, that combination typically signals product engineering where security outcomes are part of the customer promise.
From a career standpoint, the responsibilities point to durable SaaS engineering leverage: building backend services and APIs, designing features on top of a data architecture, and making trade-offs across performance, scalability, and security. Exposure to microservices, gRPC/GraphQL, and mixed database paradigms maps well to how many SaaS platforms evolve as they add new product lines and enterprise requirements. Participation in an on-call rotation also reflects ownership patterns common in mature SaaS operations.
This position is most aligned with engineers who prefer end-to-end accountability for backend systems and who are comfortable collaborating tightly with product counterparts. It suits someone ready to set technical direction through reusable architecture and best practices, while still staying close to implementation and incident response realities.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
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
- Reporting into the Sr. Engineering Manager you will architect efficient and reusable code that creates complex applications
- You will design features built on top of our data architecture
- You will contribute with high quality code and promote best practices around development
- You will manage complex projects in close collaboration with Product Managers and other Software Engineers
- You will participate in an on-call rotation to address any urgent issue
What you will bring with you
- Solid experience with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
- Hands-on experience with Go is a strong plus.
- Experience with backend engineering fundamentals, including RESTful API design, microservice-based architectures, and modern communication protocols such as gRPC and GraphQL. Proficient in working both relational and NoSQL databases.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry best practices
- Experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure robustness and reliability of code
- Focus on performance, security, and scalability while implementing features
What we look for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
- 5+ years of experience developing scalable and secure Backend services
- Team work and focus on collaboration
When you join Sysdig, you can expect:
- Extra days off to prioritize your well-being
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a 3% company match
- Maternity and Parental Leave
- Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app
- Full health benefits package for you and your family
The U.S. annual salary range for this full-time position is between $143,000 and 196,900 USD/year. Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range based on a variety of factors, including your work location, job-related experience and education.
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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