Staff Network Engineer, Google Enterprise Network

About the position

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership to improve the whole lifecycle of Google's Enterprise network from inception and design, to qualification and validation through deployment, operation, and optimization.
• Multiply the effectiveness of the team through design reviews, technical mentoring, and career development support.
• Scale systems sustainably through tools and automation, and evolve systems by driving change that improves reliability and velocity.
• Work with other teams to analyze requirements or potential problems and proactively develop solutions and policy recommendations.
• Lead development of Google's Enterprise Network infrastructure through published engineering design documents and specifications. Drive end-to-end solution delivery, from rigorous requirements analysis and innovative engineering design to efficient development, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, with network equipment providers.
• Experience with planning and designing networks (e.g., multiple sites, multiple products, etc.).
• Experience with enterprise network design and operations in a global environment.
• Experience with WAN technologies/protocols in 3 or more of the following: SR/MPLS, BGP, MACsec, IPsec, SDWAN, inter-domain IP Routing Policy, DWDM and TCP/IP. Encryption, key management, zone based network segmentation.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, or Python.

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.