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

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)