Google Looking For Network Engineer, Global Customer Services Edge Technologies at New York, NY Full Time

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
1 year of experience in IP networking in a production environment.

Experience in network routing protocol design and troubleshooting in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and MPLS.

Experience in one or more of the following: C, C++, Go, or Python.

Experience with network equipment providers (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Nokia, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:
1 year of experience with a service provider or hyperscale network in Engineering or Design roles.

Experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

Experience in operations with carrier-class routers and switches.

Experience in developing networking products, technologies, software, and protocols.

Ability to debug, optimize code, automate routine tasks, and solve problems.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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.

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

Improve and engage in the entire lifecycle of a network, including inception, network design, qualification, deployment, operation, and optimization.

Integrate network products and designs into Google’s intent based automation systems, by extending the network model APIs, writing dynamic configuration generators, and writing corresponding functional and integration tests.

Scale systems sustainably through automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.

Work on implementation of Google Global Networking (GGN) Edge’s strategic infrastructure initiatives.

Partner with Google’s internal application groups and participate in the implementation of new GGN Edge APIs being developed to operate the network infrastructure.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.