Graveyard Shift: Platform Engineer (Network Developer) - 1 am to 10 am

Nowcom Global Services, LLC; Pasig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Nowcom Global Services, LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer with a strong background in backend development and networking. You will build internal platform services, network automation tooling, and Kubernetes-integrated networking components, collaborating with platform, SRE, and infra teams to design scalable systems that interact with network infrastructure.

The role requires expertise in Python, Go, and C, plus deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, gRPC, and VXLAN/BGP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience with Python.
• Proficient in Go and C for networking-focused components.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes networking and CNI.
• Experience with TCP/UDP, HTTP, DNS, and gRPC.
• Experience with distributed systems and network automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend systems and platform components in Python, Go, and C.
• Build internal tools for network automation, orchestration, and traffic management.
• Implement features integrating with Kubernetes networking (CNI, services, load balancing, policies).
• Work with low-level networking protocols (TCP/UDP, HTTP, DNS, gRPC, IP routing, VLANs).
• Develop telemetry, metrics, and health checks for network-aware services.
• Write secure, maintainable code with unit and integration tests.
• Collaborate with platform, SRE, and infra teams on design and architecture.
• Graveyard shift: 1 am to 10 am.

Skills

Python

Go (Golang)

C (systems-level)

Kubernetes

Networking protocols

Tools

TCP/UDP

gRPC

DNS

Job description

Overview:

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with a strong background in backend development and deep knowledge of networking. This role focuses on building internal platform services, network automation tooling, Kubernetes-integrated networking components, and backend systems that interact heavily with network infrastructure. The ideal candidate is skilled in Python, Go, C, and has hands-on experience with modern networking concepts, protocols, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop backend systems and platform components in Python, Go, and C.

• Build internal tools and services for network automation, network orchestration, and traffic management.

• Implement features that integrate with Kubernetes networking (CNI plugins, services, load balancing, policies).

• Work with low-level networking protocols (TCP/UDP, HTTP, DNS, gRPC, IP routing, VLANs).

• Develop systems that interact with firewalls, load balancers, DNS, or other infra-level network services.

• Diagnose and resolve complex network issues across distributed environments.

• Develop telemetry, metrics, and health-checking logic for network-aware services.

• Write clean, secure, maintainable backend code with unit and integration tests.

• Collaborate with platform, SRE, and infrastructure networking teams on design and architecture.

• GRAVEYARD SHIFT: 1 am TO 10 am

Required Skills & Experience:

Programming:

• 5+ years of experience and strong proficiency in Python

• Experience with Go (Golang)

• A minimum of 3+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang) development is required.

• Experience with C (systems-level networking or performance-critical components)

Networking:

• Strong understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/S, gRPC)

• Experience with routing, load balancing, firewall rules, NAT, VLANs, subnets

• Familiarity with overlay networks, VXLAN, BGP, DHCP, DNS resolution paths

• Experience working with packet analysis tools (tcpdump, Wireshark)

• Experience troubleshooting real-world networking issues in distributed systems

Kubernetes / Cloud-Native:

• Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking (Services, Ingress, CNI plugins, NetworkPolicy)

• A minimum of 3-4 years of Kubernetes experience is required, with demonstrated expertise in networking components.

• Experience deploying or building networking-related components in Kubernetes

• Comfort working with containers and container networking

General:

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• Experience designing backend APIs and systems (REST or gRPC)

• Solid Linux background (network stack behaviour, system tuning)

Preferred (Nice-to-Have):

• Experience with CNI development or Kubernetes networking internals

• Experience building or maintaining DNS, DHCP, or LB automation systems

• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul)

• Experience with eBPF for networking or observability

• Knowledge of high-performance networking or kernel networking concepts

• Experience with infrastructure APIs (cloud provider networking, firewall APIs, etc.)

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on core components of a modern internal cloud platform

• Hands-on work with Kubernetes networking, distributed systems, and automation

• Influence the direction and architecture of platform-level networking services

• Competitive compensation and benefits (Salary commensurate with experience)