Search for companies using ebpf, like Cilium, Cloudflare, Sysdig, etc. Might not start on a team doing ebpf/c, but you could get exposure there (and depending on your level, maybe they will hire you on that team, who knows).
LVMH has purchased a lot of companies that have maintained success, but they are a holding company that runs companies more as independent subsidiaries. If software followed this model it might be alright, but most of the acquisitions by big companies are trying to merge the new company into the old, vs. buying, running and sustaining a company as a continuing business.
John Collison explores this subject in an episode of Invest Like The Best [1]. He talks about conglomerates like LVMH and Danaher and how they often give managers of acquired companies latitude in how they operate. He also points out that no one in technology has done what is actually pretty common in the rest of the world, namely, one holding company for a whole bunch of independent businesses that are sharing expertise. A counterexample mentioned is Constellation Software [2] which owns about 500 businesses. I definitely think this style of business is underrated and will grow in popularity.
The whole episode is brilliant, full of great insights that I think about often. It's well worth a listen.
Location: Bend, OR, USA
Remote: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Unlikely, maybe to EU.
Technologies: C, C++, Endpoint Agents, Linux, Kernel Dev, eBPF, Security, some Python
Résumé/CV: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YAEG41f9wTsa84_Rexcmq2lEn4hzYH4Ef0T-2WRWPC0/edit?usp=sharing>
Email:Full name on gmail. I am Quillian Rutherford, no extra chars or spaces.
Looking for a good company with a product I like, sadly no cloud experience, just endpoints and embedded. Willing to learn new things and use new technologies to get things done.
