Senior Cloud Networking Architect — GKE & Large-Scale Systems

Google; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 364,000 - 373,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Google Cloud seeks software engineers to advance its networking backbone, driving the evolution of GKE networking and data/control planes for massive scale. You will own architecture for high-performance networking across multi-node clusters and AI/ML workloads, shaping standards while collaborating with platform teams.

You will participate in the Kubernetes Open Source community and help ensure secure, scalable, low-latency connectivity for global customers, with equity and a competitive bonus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the roadmap for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Networking, driving the evolution of virtualization solutions that support tens of thousands of nodes and beyond.
• Design and develop high-performance networking solutions specifically optimized for large-scale model training, low-latency GPU communication, and autonomous agentic workloads.
• Lead the design of both data plane and control plane elements, pushing the boundaries of network connectivity, security, and service mesh technologies.
• Partner cross-functionally with GKE Platform and Cloud Networking teams to unify Google’s networking fabric.
• Act as a primary voice in the Kubernetes Open Source community, influencing standards and advocating GKE innovations at global forums, meetups, and technical summits.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Networking

Kubernetes knowledge

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Containerization

eBPF

Networking protocols

Job description

Google Cloud seeks software engineers to advance its networking backbone, driving the evolution of GKE networking and data/control planes for massive scale. You will own architecture for high-performance networking across multi-node clusters and AI/ML workloads, shaping standards while collaborating with platform teams.

You will participate in the Kubernetes Open Source community and help ensure secure, scalable, low-latency connectivity for global customers, with equity and a competitive bonus