Senior Software Engineer (Rest API Expert)

Sysdig is driving the standard for securing the cloud and containers. We created Falco, the open standard for cloud-native threat detection, and consistently contribute to open source software projects. We are passionate, technical problem-solvers, continually innovating and delivering powerful solutions to secure the cloud from source to run.

We value diversity and open dialog to spur ideas, working closely together to achieve goals. We’re an international company that understands how to cultivate a strong culture across a remote team. And we're a great place to work too — we've been named a Bay Area Best Place to Work by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal for three years now! We were recognized by Deloitte as one of the 500 fastest growing organizations in 2020 and 2021. We are looking for team members who have a passion for container and cloud security and are willing to dig deeper to help our customers. Does this sound like the right place for you?

What you will do

• Define standards and moderate Sysdig public REST API as well as the API documentation
• Develop and maintain the public REST API and the accompanying public documentation, in collaboration with Product and Platform development teams
• Be a part of Sysdig’s Saas growth to multiple cloud providers and many regions
• Participate in a major re-architecture of the Platform services and maintenance of projects with large codebase
• Use our product for monitoring and securing code from source to runtime

What you will bring with you

• Extensive experience with public REST APIs
• Passion for maintaining clean public APIs following best practices
• Passion for maintaining comprehensive, clear and easy to use API docs
• Ability to work with multiple teams to educate and moderate the maintenance of APIs and docs
• Go or Java experience
• Cloud native or infrastructure/DevOps experience is a plus, particularly with API Gateways

What we look for

• A positive "can do" attitude with the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas and see them to fruition
• Eager to learn and constantly improve
• Good written and spoken communication skills

Why work at Sysdig?

• We’re a well-funded startup that already has a large enterprise customer base
• We have a pragmatic, approachable culture, from the CEO down
• We have an organizational focus on delivering value to customers
• Our open-source tools (https://sysdig.com/opensource/) are widely used and loved by technologists & developers

When you join Sysdig, you can expect:

• Competitive compensation including equity opportunities
• Flexible hours and additional recharge days
• Mental wellbeing support through Modern Health for you and your family
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Career growth

Some of our hiring managers are based internationally, an up to date CV in English would be appreciated