Staff Network Engineer, OLT/BNG Architect

GFiber•Mountain View, CA

2d•$164,000 - $241,100

About The Position

At GFiber, we believe that great internet has the power to drive innovation, strengthen communities, enable the impossible, and do all the everyday things that make all of our world go round. And the job of creating better internet is never done - so we’re growing! Our team is committed to building a place where people who want to make a difference can grow their careers and find their spot to belong. GFiber is an Alphabet company that brings Google Fiber and Google Fiber Webpass internet services to homes and businesses across the United States. Our teams are expanding as we connect more cities and people to exceptional internet. The application window will be open until at least February 13th, 2026 . This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. Role Description The Network Engineering team owns the architecture and design of GFiber’s wireline and wireless networks. We are looking for a Staff Network Engineer to lead the evolution of our access network stack, including PON, Ethernet, and edge technologies. This role leads the architecture and systemization of our access platforms, ensuring technical consistency and timely qualification of next-generation solutions such as NG access gateways, XGS-PON, and 50G/100G PON. It plays a key part in vendor alignment, access-layer migrations, and delivering high-quality connectivity experiences to our customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
10 years in access network design and operations.
Experience with PON technologies (GPON, XGS-PON, 25G/50G PON), Ethernet access, and aggregation networks.
Familiarity with IP/MPLS protocols (OSPF, BGP, Segment Routing) and network virtualization (SDN/NFV).
Experience with monitoring and telemetry tools (NetFlow, SNMP, syslog) and packet-level analysis (Wireshark, TCPdump).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a technical field or equivalent leadership experience.
Hands-on experience with managing incidents across hybrid networks (fiber + wireless).
Familiarity with network automation and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, custom alerting systems).
Experience with customer-impact modeling and SLA/SLO definitions across service tiers.
Experience leading RCA/postmortem processes and creating closed-loop remediation workflows.
Track record of building cross-team collaboration between Engineering, NOC, and Field Ops.
Industry presence through standards contributions, conference talks, or reliability-focused publications.

Responsibilities

Design and evolve a scalable, secure, and flexible access network architecture for residential and commercial services across GPON/XGS-PON, Ethernet, and emerging technologies.
Own architectural decisions and documentation for access systems and their integration with core, OSS/BSS, and operational tools.
Partner with Network Operations to define service observability, troubleshoot issues, and support fault/performance management strategies.
Lead vendor evaluations (RFI/RFP/POC), define system requirements, and oversee onboarding of new hardware/software into the network.
Collaborate across product, software, and engineering teams to enable advanced enterprise offerings (e.g., DIA, L2/L3 VPNs, transport).
Represent GFiber in industry standards groups, and influence vendor roadmaps to align with our strategic goals.