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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.\nAt 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.\nVisit Careers at Netskope to learn more. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.\nAbout the role\nNetskope 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.\nWhat's in it for you\nYou 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. \nWhat you will be doing\nDesigning, developing, and supporting high-performance, scalable cloud systems and services.\nWorking with other service development teams, product management, and support to keep your services, and the ones they depend on, scalable, supportable, and available.\nResolving customer issues quickly to improve response times and customer satisfaction.\nEvaluating open source technologies, picking the best fit, and contributing ideas back to the open source community.\nHelp build automated test infrastructure and CI/CD integration for the core system.\nRequired skills and experience\n8+ years of relevant industry experience.\nExperience with data packet and flow-based forwarding, firewalls, and tunneling protocols.\nExperience with one or more of VPP, OFP, or Quagga.\nExperience building cloud products (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS).\nKnowledge of network and application firewall technologies such as NAT, IPsec, and IPS.\nKnowledge of CI/CD, including Jenkins or Spinnaker.\nStrong C and Linux programming skills, including data structures, auto-scaling, and performance.\nExperience programming in Python.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nRequired skills and experience\n10+ years of relevant industry experience\nExperience with Data packet/flow based forwarding, Firewalls and tunneling protocols\nExperience with one or more of VPP, OFP, Quagga. OVS experience is a plus.\nExperience building cloud products - IAAS, PAAS, SaaS\nKnowledge of Network and Application firewalls like NAT, IPsec, IPS\nKnowledge of virtualization, NFVs, VM’s, Containers, Kubernetes is a plus\nKnowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins or Spinnaker\nGood C / C++ and Linux programming skills including data structure, auto-scaling and performance\nExperience programming with Python \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nEducation\nBSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred\nCompensation: \nAt Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.\nThe successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions. \nFor all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.\nIn addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site. \nSalary Range\n$124,500—$220,000 USD\nNetskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran statues, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.\nNetskope respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us, please refer to Netskope's Privacy Policy for more details.\nThe application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. 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