Software Engineer - Kubernetes Networking
Software Engineer - Kubernetes Networking
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Job Description
The Kubernetes Network team at Datadog is responsible for designing building and maintaining the networking infrastructure that underpins our global multicloud Kubernetes environment. We manage networking at a very large scale ensuring security performance and reliability across several cloud providers.
We are looking for someone with a deep experience in Kubernetes networking drivers. The ideal candidate has experience with Cilium. However we are also open to candidates with a strong desire to learn and contribute to the Cilium project while tailoring it to meet Datadogs specific needs. Prior experience with other CNI plugins (such as Calico or Flannel) and/or eBPF would also be beneficial.
You will collaborate with engineering teams across Datadog to enhance and extend Kubernetes networking optimize performance at scale push the boundaries of cloud networking capabilities and add new features to expand the user experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Design implement and maintain Kubernetes networking infrastructure across multicloud environments.
- Enhance and optimize Cilium to meet Datadogs requirements while contributing upstream to the project.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and improve network performance observability and security.
- Act as a subject matter expert on Kubernetes networking and mentor other engineers on best practices.
- Work with eBPFbased networking solutions and drive innovation in container networking.
- Partner with Cloud Service Providers to improve and influence their Kubernetes networking solutions.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background (Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience).
- 4 years of experience working with Kubernetes networking and CNI plugins.
- Handson experience with Cilium (or similar eBPFbased networking solutions).
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go Python etc..
- Familiarity with Linux networking internals and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of network security service mesh and observability within Kubernetes.
- Handson experience with network policy enforcement.
Bonus points
- Broad generalist expertise in Kubernetes including workload orchestration security observability and performance tuning.
- Experience as a technical leader mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.
- Experience operating largescale Kubernetes clusters in a multicloud environment.
- Experience contributing upstream to Cilium or other opensource Kubernetes networking projects.
- Deep understanding of theLinux network stackeBPF and similar technologies.
Employment Type
Full Time
