Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of software development experience in Go, C, or Python.
5 years of experience with network architectures and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP).
5 years of experience in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
3 years of experience with large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
Experience with cloud compute platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Cloud Functions).
Responsibilities
Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to evaluate technologies.
Triage and resolve product or system issues by analyzing their sources and impacts.
Design and implement networking features for AI/ML workloads on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) platforms.
Develop network connectivity solutions for hybrid/multi-cloud environments, addressing production cluster issues.
Engage with the open-source community to influence the future of networking in Kubernetes.
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Retirement savings plans with company matching.
Access to professional development resources.
Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
info_outline X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in Go, C or Python.
5 years of experience with network architectures, protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP), and technologies.
5 years of experience with network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
Experience with Cloud compute platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Cloud Functions).
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
Experience with cloud environments.
Familiarity with Compute, Networking and Storage modules in Linux Kernels, CPU scheduling, resource allocation, cgroups, RTOS, RCU.
Knowledge of core networking concepts (various layers of networking IPv4, IPv6, iptables, L4/L7 load balancing, DNS) and Knowledge of Networking components at kernel-level on Windows (optional) and Linux OSs.
About the job
Job positions in GKE and GDC networking area demand solid networking knowledge and understanding of how networking powers virtualized environments. The team evaluates various integration and OSS technologies, designs and build final integrated solutions and productize it. You will also need some familiarity with Kubernetes Networking, getting exposure to the flexibility and popularity of eBPF, OpenvSwitch frameworks to enable changing development on top-notch networking features as well as the complex architecture of GDC platform. In this role, you will work will the product team and the leadership in GKE/GDC networking organization to collaborate, define and refine the roadmap and strategy for Kubernetes Networking for both GDC and GKE platforms.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
Design and implement new networking features to enable AI/ML workloads in Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) platforms. Virtualization solutions for Container/VM workloads running on Kubernetes platforms.
Design and develop network connectivity solution for hybrid/multi cloud, involving data plane and control plane elements while helping external Customers who hit issues in production clusters.
Engage with the open source community to help shape the direction of networking in Kubernetes.
About Google
Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
