Senior Network Engineer, Internet Edge, Google Global Infrastructure

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•$150,000 - $217,000

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer will work on Google’s Internet Edge team, part of Global Network Edge, which connects Google services and Google Cloud customers to the rest of the world. The team owns the lifecycle of technologies and products powering Google’s edge domain, from conceptualizing and prototyping architectures through automated pilots, global rollouts, and eventual deprecation. It is responsible for the health, growth, and SLO compliance of the Internet Edge, including developing edge products and specialized connectivity for AI compute clusters and high-capacity peering integrations. The role develops software and networking solutions and systems and SDN automation layers to safely modify and scale Google’s edge network. It works in partnership with Software Engineering, SRE, Deployment, Operations, and other engineering teams. The broader Network Engineering organization operates Google’s network reliably at scale, monitors performance, coordinates planned maintenance, adjusts hardware components, and responds to connectivity issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience with network routing protocols, design, and troubleshooting with network equipment providers.
Experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, or Python.

Nice To Haves

Experience planning and designing large-scale networks, such as networks spanning multiple sites or products.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of software and networking solutions that improve the velocity, performance, safety, transparency, and manageability of Google network systems across engineering teams.
Engage in and improve the full network lifecycle, from inception and design through qualification and validation, deployment, operation, and optimization.
Drive innovation by independently creating requirements and developing designs for networking product ideas, process improvements, increased technology velocity, higher system performance, and cost reductions across organizational boundaries.
Own resolution of software, hardware, and other network and system problems by determining and recommending appropriate solutions in partnership with other engineering teams.