Software Engineer, Google Kubernetes Engine and Networking

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
  
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  
• Experience with networking solutions, data plane and control plane elements.
  
• Experience with Linux networking stack.

Experience in Kubernetes.

Familiarity with one or more virtualization technologies, such as Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF), or load balancing, or network security.

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.

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

• Design and implement new networking features in the Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) area.
  
• Design and develop network virtualization solutions for containers.
  
• Help external Google Kubernetes Engine customers who face issues in production clusters.
• 
  Engage with the open source community to help shape the direction of networking in Kubernetes.