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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 lead virtualized networks, computing, and storage for global cloud infrastructure. You will develop super-scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems from scratch to solve complex problems involving global network operations and data center equipment. Key responsibilities include building microservice architectures, APIs, and test automation frameworks while debugging production issues. Required technical skills include proficiency in GoLang, C, C++, Java, and Python, along with experience in Git and configuration management. You must possess deep knowledge of L3/L4 networking, including IPv4/IPv6, DNS, and traffic steering, while utilizing tools like tcpdump and Wireshark to troubleshoot connectivity within cloud environments.
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 and maintain microservice architectures and APIs using GoLang, C++, or Java.
Troubleshoot network connectivity and routing issues using cloud metrics, flow logs, and packet analysis tools.
Manage cloud provider networking resources programmatically via APIs, SDKs, or infrastructure-as-code tools.
Implement test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to validate network infrastructure.
Develop network virtual appliances using Linux constructs like eBPF, iptables, and network namespaces.
Optimize packet-forwarding data paths and switching fabrics for high-performance networking.
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.
Deep working knowledge of L3/L4 networking including IPv4/IPv6, Routing, IPAM, NAT, and DNS implementations.
Strong understanding of traffic steering, policy-based routing, and stateful connection tracking.
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, or Linux network virtualization constructs (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
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
OpenStack
REST
ProtoBuf
JSON
RPC
XML
Service Mesh
Transit Gateway
Networking
Observability
Metrics
Logging
Tracing
System Virtualization
Build Systems