Staff Software Engineer, Networking Infrastructure, Google Cloud

6 Days ago • 8-13 Years • DevOps

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Job Description

This Staff Software Engineer role focuses on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) networking infrastructure. Responsibilities include architectural planning, development, and delivery of GKE networking features and capabilities, particularly in virtualization solutions. The role involves designing and developing network connectivity, security, and services, including data and control plane elements. You will lead the design and implementation of new networking features for GKE, troubleshoot production issues for external customers, and collaborate with partners and customers. Experience with Kubernetes, large-scale infrastructure, and network virtualization is crucial.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • 5+ years building large-scale infrastructure
  • 5+ years Network Infrastructure experience
  • Kubernetes expertise
  • C++, Go, or Java proficiency
  • Experience with software design and architecture
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in relevant field
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Experience in complex, matrixed organizations

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms in C++, Go or Java.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
  • 5 years of experience in Network Infrastructure.
  • Kubernetes experience.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Google Container Engine (GKE) provides managed Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud Platform. Its core component, Kubernetes, is an open-source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts, providing container-centric infrastructure. Some of the key focus areas of this initiative are to support IPAM, Gateway, Unified Network policies and enable Multi-NIC solutions for kubernetes workloads.

The Kubernetes Networking team is responsible for building networking solutions and networking abstractions for these environments and drive solutions integration and validation efforts collaborating with Partners and Customers.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead the architectural planning, evolution and deliverables for GKE Networking features and capabilities.
  • Plan for strategy, execution and deliverables on GKE development efforts in the area of Networking Virtualization solutions
  • Lead the design and development of network connectivity, security and services solutions, involving data plane and control plane elements.
  • Lead the design and development of network virtualization solutions for Container workloads running on Kubernetes platforms. As well as Leading the design and implementation of new networking features for GKE platforms.
  • Help external GKE customers who hit issues in production clusters.
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