Google - Austin, TX
posted 2 months ago
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. 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. In this role, you will drive the quantifiable analysis of measurements or data and capacity forecast models for making networks more scalable and efficient, delivering a predictable user experience. You will evaluate the current inefficiencies, complexities, and flaws in network systems, proposing designs, software, and processes to improve them. Additionally, you will develop software that enhances the performance, safety, transparency, and manageability of network systems. Participation in rotating schedules with other team members, including weekends, is also expected.