Software Engineer III, Global Network Edge, Cloud

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

In this role, you will be responsible for the software-defined networking system and its components, other software systems and network infrastructure design and features to keep our systems running smoothly. You will partner closely with network products, site reliability engineering and deployment teams collecting feedback and monitoring performance, to ensure designs and solutions are safe and efficient.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of software that improves the velocity, performance, safety, transparency, and manageability of Google network systems across various engineering teams.
• Contribute to innovation and separately create requirements and develop designs for new networking product ideas, process improvements, technology velocity, higher systems performance, and cost reductions across organizational boundaries.
• Evaluate the current inefficiencies, complexities, and flaws in network systems, and propose designs, software, and processes to improve them.
• Own resolution for software, hardware, and other network and system problems by determining and recommending appropriate solutions in partnership with other engineering teams.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with programming in C++ or Go, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in networking technologies/concepts such as Software Defined Networking (SDN).
• Experience in debugging complex, distributed software systems.
• Understanding of internet routing technologies and router/switch telemetry.