Network Engineer, Beam

Staff Network Engineer, Google Beam

Google – Mountain View, CA, USA;
Seattle, WA, USA;
San Francisco, CA, USA; +2 more; +1 more

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Applicants in San Francisco:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note:

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Mountain View, CA, USA;
Seattle, WA, USA;
San Francisco, CA, USA
.

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

• 2 years of experience leading the networking support strategy for a complex or novel product.
• Experience with planning and designing large-scale networks across multiple sites and products.
• Experience with real-time communications protocols such as WebRTC, QUIC, or MoQ.
• Experience with traffic inspection environments and sensitive real-time systems.
• Knowledge of video streaming and high-bandwidth media transport.

Join the Google Beam effort, a creative, fast-paced team turning science fiction into reality. At Google Beam, we are developing advanced software and hardware technology to enable people who are separated by distance to experience a conversation as if they were together.

In this role, you will drive a real-world networking strategy for 3D calls as part of the Google Beam Team. You will bring your knowledge of real-world networks to enable Beam deployments across a variety of complex networking environments, from Google's own labs to customer sites and unique environments like mobile demo vehicles. You will be embedded as the Networking expert on a Software Engineering team, working cross-functionally with deployment teams to ensure high-fidelity telepresence experiences.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $176000 - $257000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Support Beam deployments by working directly with internal and external network admins to troubleshoot a variety of complex networking environments.
• Influence the engineering roadmap by providing consultation on real-world networking considerations.
• Drive the strategy for long‑term support of customer networking needs, including defining our testing and documentation approach.
• Provide consultation on tooling best practices and development.
• Act as Beam's networking expert, providing consultation and education across the software organization.

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