Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, GDC Host Network Functions

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure – GDC Host Network Functions

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages such as C++ or Go.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with developing large‑scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Experience with SDN controllers, network virtualization, network function virtualization, and Kubernetes networking concepts.

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with low-level system software, Linux kernel networking stack, network, crypto APIs.

Google Cloud’s software engineers develop the next‑generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 GDC Host Network Functions team provides technologies that empower host networking & off‑load features, telco network functions, and deliver fully‑featured, robust, and performant network foundations for GDC customer workloads.

We’re dedicated to revolutionizing Kubernetes networking experiences, providing connectivity and network performance for AI, Retail, Telecom and Enterprise customers on the GDC platform.

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide among available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• 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.

US: $174,000 – $253,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

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