Staff Software Engineer: Edge & Infra Networking

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Customer Services Edge within Google Global Infrastructure in Sunnyvale, CA. You will work on networking product ideas, SDN interfaces, and AI-enabled workflows across teams to push scalable infrastructure forward.

The role emphasizes designing robust software, driving testing strategies, and delivering high-velocity, secure, and reliable network systems for Google’s global users.

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

Programming languages

Software testing

System design

AI integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Customer Services Edge within Google Global Infrastructure in Sunnyvale, CA. You will work on networking product ideas, SDN interfaces, and AI-enabled workflows across teams to push scalable infrastructure forward.

The role emphasizes designing robust software, driving testing strategies, and delivering high-velocity, secure, and reliable network systems for Google’s global users.