Senior Staff Software Engineer: AI & Network Infrastructure

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers in Sunnyvale to own and advance large-scale networking projects. You will design, develop, test, and deploy robust software across the Google infrastructure, emphasizing efficiency, reliability, and scalability in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

You will influence distributed teams, shape architecture, and drive performance improvements for real-time systems, AI-enabled workflows, and high-availability networks across Google Cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
• Build next generation traffic engineering functionality. Design, implement and qualify new networking features, including software architecture evolution, new solver algorithms, network programming coordination/management, and availability, improving mechanisms.

Skills

C++ programming

Design and architecture

Testing/launching software products

Generative AI integration

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance optimization

Software-defined networking

Network architecture design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS (preferred)

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers in Sunnyvale to own and advance large-scale networking projects. You will design, develop, test, and deploy robust software across the Google infrastructure, emphasizing efficiency, reliability, and scalability in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

You will influence distributed teams, shape architecture, and drive performance improvements for real-time systems, AI-enabled workflows, and high-availability networks across Google Cloud platforms.