Software Engineer, GDC Networking, Google Cloud

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for its GDC Networking team in Sunnyvale, California. The successful candidate will develop technologies that shape how billions of users connect. Responsibilities include coding, designing network solutions for hybrid/multi-cloud environments, and assisting customers in production issues.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, proficiency in programming languages like C, C++, Python, or Go, and experience with large-scale infrastructures. Compensation ranges from $147,000 to $211,000 plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Experience with Cloud environments and large-scale infrastructure.
• Familiarity with IPv6 and Routing Protocols.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Design and develop network connectivity solutions for hybrid/multi-cloud.
• Help external GDC customers with production issues.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Go

Data Structures

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

Software Engineer, GDC Networking, Google Cloud

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large‑scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Experience in one or more of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, Go.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Cloud environments, and overall strong product and customer focus, particularly around how large companies use the Cloud.
• Familiarity with IPv6 and Routing Protocols.
• Experience working with the open source community.
• Knowledge of networking components at kernel‑level, and networking concepts (various layers of networking IPv4, IPv6, iptables, L4/L7 load balancing, DNS).

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 need 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, and more. 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.

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is a portfolio of fully managed hardware and software solutions which extends Google Cloud’s infrastructure and services to the edge and into your data centers. It is enabled by Anthos and is ideal for local data processing, edge computing, on‑premises modernization, and meeting sovereignty, strict data security, and privacy requirements.

Our Team – Kubernetes Networking – is responsible for building networking solutions and networking abstractions for these environments and driving solutions integration and validation efforts in collaboration with partners and customers.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Design and develop network connectivity solution for hybrid/multi cloud, involving data plane and control plane elements.
• Design and implement new networking features for GDC platforms along with other members of the team. Help external GDC customers who hit issues in production clusters.
• Design and develop network virtualization solutions for Container/Virtual Machines workloads running on Kubernetes platforms.

Compensation

US: $147,000 – $211,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

EEO Statement

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