Minimum qualifications:

• 6 years of experience in Network Troubleshooting and Network Design
• 6 years of experience in C++ or Go
• 6 years of experience in Network Testing, Network Test Automation, TCP/IP, IP Peering, and Network Protocol Management

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience dealing with live production networks (e.g., ISP or customer networks)
• Experience testing networking products
• Experience testing network migrations or deployments

Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems

About the job

Our computational challenges are so big and unique we can't just buy our hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Networking Test Engineer you make sure that our massive and growing network is operating at its peak potential. You have experience with complex networking equipment, a deep understanding of networking protocols, test design and implementation chops and a background in IP network design. It's your job to make sure Google's cutting-edge technology can perform at scale.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans for networking features, equipment, and related systems.
• Design and deploy testbeds for testing networking software, topologies, and migrations.
• Contribute to the design of new networking systems.
• Contribute to the development and testing of new features or products.
• Develop fully automated tests.