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Google · 1 day ago

Software Engineer, Kubernetes, Networking

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$141K/yr - $202K/yr

2+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies impacting billions of users. They are seeking a Software Engineer to build networking solutions and abstractions for various environments, focusing on Kubernetes and Google Distributed Cloud platforms.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Write product or system development code

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

Design and develop network virtualization solutions for container workloads running on kubernetes platforms

Design and develop network connectivity solutions for hybrid/multi-cloud, involving data plane and control plane elements. Design and implement new networking features for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and GDC platforms for Linux (eBPF)

Qualification

KubernetesSoftware-defined networkingCGoDistributed systemsNetworking conceptsLinux KernelData structuresOpen source experienceMaster'sPhD

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting

2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture

2 years of experience with software-defined networking concepts and technologies, including experience with SDN controllers, network virtualization, and network function virtualization

1 year of experience with distributed computing

Experience in C or Go, Linux Kernel, and networking

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field

2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms

Experience working with the open source community

Knowledge of core networking concepts (e.g., IPv4, IPv6, iptables, L4/L7 load balancing, and DNS)

Knowledge of networking components at the kernel-level on Windows (optional) and Linux operating systems

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

2024 (8872)

2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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