Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
3 years of experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, with network equipment providers.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience conducting statistical analysis of optical hardware and network incidents to be used in the creation of continual service improvement plans.
Experience in building and maintaining software tools and automation frameworks that programmatically analyze and troubleshoot global-scale optical networks and supporting systems.
Ability to write SQL or query complex data structures to retrieve network and process diagnostic information.
Ability to analyze business processes and create data-driven recommendations for improvement.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence others with data-driven engineering and operations.

About the job

Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.

Our goal in Network Repair Engineering (NRE) is to deliver capabilities, processes and tools to scale the restoration of network capacity to deliver Google to the world. As a Network Engineer in the Google Global Networking (GGN) team, you will work with other network engineers and teams in Google to ensure the smooth operation of our optical networking platforms and peering interconnects on the Google production network.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Author network operations workflows and processes.
Support new optical networking technology additions to Google's network, ensuring and advocating for supportability and full integration with existing systems and processes.
Work with other development teams to define requirements for additional systems and work to integrate and coordinate tools and processes developed internally and externally. Advocate for the support team by seeking out and automating recurring transactional tasks.
Work with network design, deployment, and engineering teams to operationalize stable, scalable platforms. Create prototypes for problem solutions and extend software tools where required to minimize downtime of networks.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.