Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Design, construct, and oversee production networking within GCP and Azure, encompassing VPCs/VNets, routing, peering, VPN/IPSec, and load balancing.

• Specify infrastructure using Terraform and deploy it through a Git-based CI/CD pipeline.

• Create and maintain networking solutions for Kubernetes clusters on GKE and AKS.

• Monitor and resolve network performance issues for workloads.

• Assess and troubleshoot latency and throughput across public internet routes.

• Collaborate with carriers, ISPs, and cloud service providers to address connectivity and performance challenges.

• Diagnose end-to-end customer connectivity and performance problems using packet captures and standard Linux networking diagnostic tools.

• Manage Python tools for IPAM, performance monitoring, and routine tasks.

• Take ownership of cloud network engineering and performance.

• Act as an escalation point for internal and customer connectivity concerns.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience managing networks for high-availability production settings.

• Practical experience in designing and supporting production networks in GCP, including routing, peering, and site-to-site VPN.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking on GKE, including troubleshooting pod-to-pod and pod-to-external connectivity.

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals, with expertise in analyzing L3/L4 behavior from packet traces: latency, retransmissions, congestion control, window sizing, and MTU/fragmentation.

• Familiarity with application protocol behaviors, such as TLS, HTTP/2, and QUIC.

• Working knowledge of BGP and IPSec/VPN sufficient for building, operating, and troubleshooting production connectivity.

• Proficiency in Linux network troubleshooting using tools like tcpdump, Wireshark, ss, mtr, and iperf (or equivalents), with insight into how kernel network behavior (buffers, queues, offloads) influences throughput and latency.

• Experience with Terraform, Python, and Git in daily tasks.

• Availability for scheduled maintenance during off-hours.

• Preferred experience with Azure, particularly AKS.

• Proven track record of resolving performance issues with carriers, ISPs, or cloud providers.

• Corporate IT networking experience, including firewalls, switching, and WiFi.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• Medical insurance and healthcare benefits for you and your family.

• Fully paid premiums for life insurance.

• Flexible hours and paid time off (PTO).

• Gym reimbursement.

• Childcare reimbursement.

• Group term life insurance.