Gaetano Borgione

About Gaetano Borgione

Self-driven and passionate professional with 20+ years of Networking, Virtualization and…

Experience

1. Director of Engineering

   Google

   Jan 2020 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

   Define, own, and execute multi-year technical vision, strategy, and product roadmap for Google Kubernetes Networking portfolio, spanning GKE (Cloud), GDC (On-Prem), and Hybrid environments.• Build, scale, and lead a high-performing, globally-distributed engineering organization across US, Europe, and Asia; Hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering managers and technical leads.• Direct the end-to-end product development lifecycle for all Kubernetes networking solutions, from initial ideation and architectural design all to successful customer adoption.• Champion the delivery of multiple pioneering networking solutions that significantly expand the core product portfolio and enhance the user experience for Google\'s Kubernetes customers.• Set the long-term architectural vision and technical strategy, directing strategic investments and innovation across key technology domains, including- Networking solutions for AI/ML: Training, Inference, Agentic AI - Programmable Dataplanes based on eBPF, XDP, OVS technologies - High-Performance Networking - Cloud & Hybrid Networking: VPC, Routing, Switching, Load Balancing, DNS, VPN, Security - Multi-Cluster and Multi-Tenant solutions

Skills

• Quality of Service (Qos)
• Openstack
• Data Center
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Device Drivers
• Tcp/Ip
• Wireless Networking
• Cisco Systems Products
• Switches
• Switching
• Vdi
• Distributed Systems
• Ip
• Ipv6
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (Mpls)
• Asic
• Lan Switching
• Routing Protocols
• Qos
• Mpls
• Network Architecture
• High Availability
• Openflow
• Cisco Technologies
• Snmp
• Ethernet
• Multicast
• Embedded Systems
• Routing
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)