Sr. Staff Engineer, Cloud Firewall

Join the Future of Security at Netskope Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs. At Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security. Visit Careers at Netskope to learn more. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram . About the role Netskope Cloud Firewall provides Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) for egress network traffic within SASE architectures. By connecting users and branch offices to NewEdge, one of the world's largest and most performant private security clouds, Cloud Firewall secures connections in transit while delivering enhanced security and lower operational overhead compared to legacy hardware. What's in it for you You will be a member of a team using state of the art tools and technologies to design, develop and deliver a performant, scalable system that processes network packets at cloud-scale. In addition to design and development of the core system, you will participate in the development of all related automated test infrastructure and CI/CD integration. Your contributions to this effort will be used by thousands of enterprise customers globally. What you will be doing • Designing, developing, and supporting high-performance, scalable cloud systems and services. • Working with other service development teams, product management, and support to keep your services, and the ones they depend on, scalable, supportable, and available. • Resolving customer issues quickly to improve response times and customer satisfaction. • Evaluating open source technologies, picking the best fit, and contributing ideas back to the open source community. • Help build automated test infrastructure and CI/CD integration for the core system. Required skills and experience • 8+ years of relevant industry experience. • Experience with data packet and flow-based forwarding, firewalls, and tunneling protocols. • Experience with one or more of VPP, OFP, or Quagga. • Experience building cloud products (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS). • Knowledge of network and application firewall technologies such as NAT, IPsec, and IPS. • Knowledge of CI/CD, including Jenkins or Spinnaker. • Strong C and Linux programming skills, including data structures, auto-scaling, and performance. • Experience programming in Python. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Required skills and experience • 10+ years of relevant industry experience • Experience with Data packet/flow based forwarding, Firewalls and tunneling protocols • Experience with one or more of VPP, OFP, Quagga. OVS experience is a plus. • Experience building cloud products – IAAS, PAAS, SaaS • Knowledge of Network and Application firewalls like NAT, IPsec, IPS • Knowledge of virtualization, NFVs, VM’s, Containers, Kubernetes is a plus • Knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins or Spinnaker • Good C / C++ and Linux programming skills including data structure, auto-scaling