Optical Network Engineer — Global Infra, Equity & Bonus

Google

Thornton (CO)

On-site

USD 126,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to help scale and operate its global transport network. You will define requirements, coordinate maintenance, design and validate optical links, and automate test infrastructures to keep systems reliable at scale.

Join the AI and Infrastructure efforts powering TPU, Vertex AI, and Google Cloud, where engineers solve complex optical networking challenges every day. A BS in CS/Eng or equivalent experience and 3+ years in optical engineering are required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
3 years of experience in optical engineering, operations, networking, and infrastructure.
Experience operating and maintaining optical networking equipment.

Responsibilities

Define requirements and identify technologies for scaling the transport network efficiently.
Engage with external vendors and internal teams to operationalize stable, scalable platforms.
Design and maintain optical testbed topologies to characterize transceivers, amplifiers, and line systems.
Perform physical-layer validation and optical link-budget characterization to identify hardware performance limits.
Automate test infrastructure and develop tools for network management and operations.