Senior Network Engineer, Wide Area Network

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience with networking (e.g., configuration of network elements, implementation or troubleshooting of networking protocols, specifically routing protocols).
• Experience in one or more of the following: C, C++, Go, or Python.
• Experience with routed network.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in leading multi-person software engineering projects.
• Experience developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact.
• Ability to learn new tools as needed.

About the Job

Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google’s complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.

Google Global Networking (GGN) provides the network infrastructure for accessing all Google services such as search, maps, gmail, YouTube, and everything else. The requests travel through the GGN to reach the Google servers that run those services.

WANForms is responsible for delivering the networking devices that are the building blocks. Our deliverables span functional and operational readiness, meeting scalability, reliability, and availability requirements.

We develop and own a rapidly evolving infrastructure that abstracts a select set of WAN (Wide Area Network) devices to the base building blocks of the GGN, through functional abstractions and service-centric approach. We get to work with multiple networking vendors, get to know their leading edge products and features. We make sure that network devices in Google’s WAN get the correct configuration in a scalable and safe way, contributing towards GGN’s growth, dependability, and resiliency.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google’s product portfolio possible. We’re proud to be our engineers’ engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Build network specific expertise in the team and serve as an expert providing consultation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify requirements that inform the design of software stack the team is developing.
• Develop network device configuration that address the requirements.
• Write code that takes an abstract description of the network and translates it into device configuration.
• Work with the team to troubleshoot and resolve device configuration issues.

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