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The Sr Software Engineer, Infrastructure Services joins the Infrastructure Services team within the Information Systems and Technology organization. This role involves designing, building, and running new services to support virtualized networks, computing, and storage for global cloud infrastructure. You will develop super-scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems from scratch to manage data center equipment and networking services. Key responsibilities include architectural design, microservice development, and debugging production issues. Required technical skills include proficiency in GoLang, C, Python, Java, C++, and scripting languages, alongside experience with Git and configuration management. You must possess deep knowledge of L3/L4 networking, concurrency patterns, and traffic steering. The work focuses on solving complex problems in network automation, packet-forwarding data paths, and Linux network virtualization constructs within a massive cloud environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Design, build, and run new services for virtualized networks, computing, and storage.
Develop super-scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems for global cloud infrastructure.
Build microservice architectures and APIs using GoLang, C++, or Java.
Troubleshoot network connectivity and routing issues using flow logs and packet analysis tools.
Manage cloud provider networking resources programmatically via APIs and SDKs.
Automate infrastructure deployments using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Develop network virtual appliances using Linux constructs like eBPF and iptables.
Build test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to validate network infrastructure.
What we're looking for
2 years of experience in software development focusing on cloud-native infrastructure, network automation, or systems programming.
Strong proficiency in GoLang, C, or Python with a willingness to work primarily in GoLang.
Proficiency in Java, C++, scripting languages, Git, and configuration management systems.
Solid understanding of concurrency patterns and writing high-performance code.
Deep working knowledge of L3/L4 networking including IPv4/IPv6, Routing, IPAM, NAT, and DNS.
Experience troubleshooting network connectivity and routing issues using cloud metrics, flow logs, and packet analysis tools like tcpdump or Wireshark.
Experience in building scalable services, architectural design, data structures, algorithms, microservice architectures, and APIs.
Hands-on experience with cloud provider APIs, Terraform, AWS/GCP, Linux network virtualization, or packet-forwarding data paths (preferred).
SONiC
SAI
C++
Python
Go
Linux
Network Operating Systems
ASIC
VXLAN
EVPN
data-center networking
Packet Analysis
Source Control
Data Structures
Concurrency
APIs
Go
Java
C++
Python
Bash
REST
gRPC
Protobuf
Kubernetes
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Git
TCP/IP
BGP
etcd
Raft
ZooKeeper
Redis
Cassandra
SONiC
OpenConfig
YANG