Staff Software Engineer: Internet Egress Traffic

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Sunnyvale office is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Internet Egress Traffic Engineering to own complex systems, engineering decisions, and delivery.

You will work on large-scale infrastructure, collaborate across teams, and lead technical direction while shaping scalable networking software.

Advanced qualifications preferred; we expect strong coding in C++, distributed systems expertise, and leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems and networks.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

Skills

C++ programming

Distributed systems

Large-scale infrastructure

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Google's Sunnyvale office is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Internet Egress Traffic Engineering to own complex systems, engineering decisions, and delivery.

You will work on large-scale infrastructure, collaborate across teams, and lead technical direction while shaping scalable networking software.

Advanced qualifications preferred; we expect strong coding in C++, distributed systems expertise, and leadership experience.