Staff Software Engineer: AI & Large-Scale Networking

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks software engineers to contribute to next-generation networking and AI-enabled infrastructure. You will design and implement software for high-scale Google networks, collaborating across teams to improve performance and reliability.

The role covers testing strategy, SDN controller integration, and architecture across multi-disciplinary projects in a fast-paced environment with strong leadership expectations.

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 rigorous 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

8 years programming experience

C++/Java/Python/Kotlin/Go

5 years testing software products

5 years software design & architecture

Generative AI / LLM integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google seeks software engineers to contribute to next-generation networking and AI-enabled infrastructure. You will design and implement software for high-scale Google networks, collaborating across teams to improve performance and reliability.

The role covers testing strategy, SDN controller integration, and architecture across multi-disciplinary projects in a fast-paced environment with strong leadership expectations.