Software Engineer, Switch Network OS

Staff Software Engineer, Switch Network OS

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large‑scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience with software development in an open source environment with C or C++ programming.
• Experience with Linux user space development, multi‑threading development, or embedded software development.
• Experience with network switch development, Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols, or open‑source SONiC.

• Provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and deploying switch software that powers Google's large‑scale AI networking infrastructure for TPUs and GPUs.
• Perform scalability and performance tuning of large‑scale networks, including data center fabrics, wide area networks, and peering edge infrastructure.
• Influence, coach, and guide a distributed team of engineers on software design, coding standards, and technical direction.
• Facilitate alignment and clarification across cross‑functional and cross‑business teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while ensuring high‑quality, tested, and maintained software solutions.

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US: $207,000 - $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.