Senior Network Engineer, Infrastructure Control & Scale

Google; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an experienced Network Architect to define roadmaps, own architectural decisions, and collaborate with partner teams to scale our globally deployed network. You will influence designs for reliability, performance, and operational excellence across many sites and products.

The role emphasizes end-to-end lifecycle stewardship, from initial design through deployment and optimization, with a strong focus on automation and velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with network routing protocols and troubleshooting with network equipment providers.
• Experience planning and designing multi-site networks.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap and architecture balancing operational needs with long-term scalability.
• Own end-to-end architectural and design choices.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for partner teams and align on shared OKRs and dependencies.
• Engage in the full lifecycle of networks from inception to deployment and optimization.
• Scale systems through automation and reliability-improving changes.

Skills

10 years of experience with network_rt

network routing protocols

planning and designing networks

C++

Go

Python

Network equipment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking an experienced Network Architect to define roadmaps, own architectural decisions, and collaborate with partner teams to scale our globally deployed network. You will influence designs for reliability, performance, and operational excellence across many sites and products.

The role emphasizes end-to-end lifecycle stewardship, from initial design through deployment and optimization, with a strong focus on automation and velocity.