Tetragon Software Engineering Technical Leader
Cisco · Zurich, Switzerland · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a director-level Director of Engineering in the software engineering function based in Zurich, Switzerland. The posting calls out experience with Kubernetes, Splunk, Security, Observability.
- Role
- Director of Engineering
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- director
- Track
- Management
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- May 7, 2026
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Job description
from Cisco careersMeet the Team
Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is the company founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF. Cisco Isovalent builds open-source software and enterprise solutions solving networking, security, and observability needs for modern cloud native infrastructure. The flagship technologies, Cilium and Tetragon, are the choice of numerous, industry-leading, global organizations.
We believe in fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered. We believe that every employee contributes to our success, and we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products and services.
Your Impact
Tetragon is a flexible, Kubernetes-aware observability and security tool that delivers real-time insights and enforcement. Leveraging the power of eBPF, Tetragon provides low-overhead, in-kernel visibility and intelligence across diverse environments.
As a Technical Leader, you will be at the forefront of advancing Tetragon’s capabilities. You will guide architectural direction while staying deeply engaged in building the systems that power our platform. Your impact will span designing high-performance data pipelines, optimizing database and distributed system performance, and ensuring massive streams of system events can be ingested, aggregated, and distilled into meaningful intelligence.