Software Engineer lll, WAN Core

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 manage information at a 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. 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

• Analyze production data to uncover gaps, error patterns, and opportunities for existing systems.
• Design, develop, integrate and test the features.
• Diagnose and resolve root cause issues within highly integrated ecosystems, including traffic engineering and admission control.
• Mentor team members and partner teams understand the broader context, and solve the right problems at the right time.
• Respond effectively to changes in the execution plan when they enable the right impact for Google.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience programming in C++.
• Experience in distributed systems design.
• Experience with software design.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience or interest in networking technologies/concepts such as Software Defined Networking (SDN).
• Understanding of Internet routing technologies and router/switch telemetry.
• Experience architecting and developing software for scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience with coding in data structures and algorithms.