Data Plane Engineer

Job Title Cloud-Native Data Plane Engineer

About the Role:

We are building a next-generation multi-cloud networking software platform that rethinks how connectivity, security, and visibility are delivered across public clouds. Unlike traditional multi-cloud networking products that rely heavily on VM-based overlays and virtual routers, our approach emphasizes cloud-native data planes, lightweight programmable components, and deep integration with cloud provider networking primitives.

We are looking for a software engineer who can design and implement high-performance, observable, and cost-efficient data planes across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

What You Will Work On:

You will be a core contributor to the data plane architecture, responsible for:

• Designing cloud-native data plane components that integrate with:
• AWS VPC / Transit Gateway
• Azure VNets / vWAN
• GCP VPC / NCC
• Building high-performance packet processing paths using:
• Linux networking primitives
• eBPF / XDP (where appropriate)
• Sidecar / proxy-based approaches (Envoy or similar)
• Implementing L3L7 connectivity primitives for:
• VPC-to-VPC
• Cluster-to-cluster
• Service-to-service communication
• Collaborating closely with control-plane engineers to expose:
• Declarative APIs
• GitOps-friendly configuration
• Making pragmatic performance vs cost tradeoffs in real cloud environments

Required Skills & Experience:

Core:

• Strong Go programming experience
• Deep understanding of:
• TCP/IP, routing, NAT, load balancing
• Linux networking internals
• Experience building distributed systems that run at scale
• Cloud & Modern Networking
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Familiarity with:
• VPC/VNet routing
• Cloud load balancers
• Managed gateways and peering
• Experience with container networking (Kubernetes CNI concepts preferred)
• Performance & Observability
• Experience profiling and optimizing network paths
• Understanding of telemetry pipelines (metrics, logs, traces)

Nice to Have:

• Experience with eBPF, XDP, Cilium, Envoy, or similar projects
• Prior work on:
• Service meshes
• SDN controllers
• Cloud networking platforms
• Opinions on overlay vs native routing tradeoffs