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 hands-on 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.
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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for networking features, equipment and systems. Deploy suitable testbeds for validating networking software infrastructure.

• Contribute to the design of new networking systems. Develop test automation tools and conduct automation testing.

• Certify software releases for general deployment. Collaborate with development teams to engineer software and hardware systems.

• Support the development and validation of new features or products released in Google ecosystem. Manage feature and resource priorities for a release by determining test case importance and assessing potential release blockers.

• Generate solutions for open-ended problems using multiple approaches to achieve optimal outcomes as a subject-matter expert in network test engineering.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 1 year of experience with network equipment and network protocols testing and debugging.

• Experience in test automation using Python or C++.

• Experience with test methodologies, writing test plans and creating test cases.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in managing live networks (e.g., working in ISP, managing customer networks), testing networking products and deployment scenarios.

• Experience in network testing, networking protocols, network test automation, network troubleshooting.

• Experience using Unix/Linux operating systems.