Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Networking

Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building or maintaining complex, high-concurrency systems and understand the challenges of state, consistency, and scale.
• Experience in engaging with the tech community—whether contributing to upstream special interest groups (SIGs), speaking at Meetups, or collaborating on Slack.
• Expertise in network virtualization, distributed systems, and modern protocols.
• Deep, "under the hood" understanding of Kubernetes or containerised environments strongly preferred. Knowledge of how controllers, schedulers, and APIs interact at scale.
• Ability to grow on technical growth and to dive into unfamiliar territory.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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.

Perks and Benefits

• Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• Base salary range: zł364000 - zł373000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.
• Opportunity to share your preferred working location.
• Equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
• Global collaboration with English proficiency requirement.
• Accommodations for Applicants available upon request.