Staff Software Engineer, AI-Driven Networking at Scale

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Bonus potential

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA, to contribute to Customer Services Edge within Google Global Infrastructure. The role involves driving networking software design, building interfaces with SDN controllers, and shaping testing strategies for high-scale infrastructure.

Advanced experience across C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go is required. Compensation includes a US salary range of $207,000–$300,000, with 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and independently create requirements and develop designs for new networking product ideas, process improvements, technology velocity, higher systems performance, and cost reductions across organizational boundaries.
• Lead the development of software that improves the velocity, performance, safety, transparency, and manageability of Google network systems across various engineering teams.
• Define and lead the overarching testing strategy by architecting accurate unit and component testing frameworks using network emulation tools to drastically reduce NPI cycle times and prevent production rollbacks.
• Build sophisticated software to interface with global software-defined networking (SDN) controllers, translating high-level network intent into device configurations using industry-standard protocols like gRIBI, gNMI, and RPCs.
• Evaluate the current inefficiencies, complexities, and flaws in network systems, and propose designs, software, and processes to improve them.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

gRIBI

gNMI

RPCs

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA, to contribute to Customer Services Edge within Google Global Infrastructure. The role involves driving networking software design, building interfaces with SDN controllers, and shaping testing strategies for high-scale infrastructure.

Advanced experience across C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go is required. Compensation includes a US salary range of $207,000–$300,000, with 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.