Senior Software Engineer (Performance)
SysdigItaly5 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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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
Some of our Hiring Managers are globally distributed, an English version of your CV will be appreciated.
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.
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 to the Manager of Engineering, you will develop performance testing frameworks and benchmarks to ensure the scalability and reliability of our systems.
- Collaborate with development teams to identify and address performance bottlenecks in software applications and infrastructure.
- Build system testing strategies, tools and infrastructure to test the reliability and resilience of Sysdig platform.
- Implement custom tooling for automated performance evaluations in CI/CD lifecycle to provide real-time feedback on system performance.
- Conduct system performance analysis and provide optimization recommendations to enhance the efficiency of cloud and container environments.
- Participate in the architectural design reviews to ensure performance considerations are included in the development of new features.
- 5+ years of experience with performance automation tools such as Locust, Jmeter.
- Programming skills in Python/Golang, with a focus on developing performance tooling.
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP) and experience working with these platforms.
- Demonstrated ability in using profiling tools and APM (Application Performance Management) technologies to resolve performance issues.
- Knowledge in Observability and Monitoring, including expertise in deploying and managing tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Elastic Observability.
- Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Background in managing large-scale distributed systems and an understanding of network protocols and security.
- Curious in learning new technologies and methodologies in performance engineering.
- Experience building scalable, resilient, and observable distributed systems
- Extra days off to prioritize your well-being
- Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app
- Great compensation package
Some of our Hiring Managers are globally distributed, an English version of your CV will be appreciated.
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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