Staff Software Engineer, Google Global Networking WANForms
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
practical experience. 8 years of experience building and developing
large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks, or
experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware
architecture. Preferred qualifications: 3 years of experience in a
technical leadership role leading project teams and setting
technical direction. About the job Google's software engineers
develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions
of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one
another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale,
and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who
bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval,
distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and
data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language
processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing
every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific
project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch
teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and
evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership
qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the
full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. Global
Network Technologies (GNT) team develops the systems, technologies
and tools to support Google's global network connecting our data
centers and cloud regions to each other and to the users, as part
of Google’s Global Infrastructure (GGI) organization. WANForms
team's charter within GNT is to act as a virtual vendor to the rest
of GGI providing WAN building blocks with normalized read, write,
and operate APIs that are abstracted across hardware and silicon
from leading networking device vendors. WANForms makes sure that
these building blocks integrate seamlessly with the Google control
plane, management plane and monitoring ecosystems. Google Cloud
accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its
business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that
leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help
developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200
countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted
partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business
problems. The US base salary range for this full-time position is
$207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are
determined by role, level, and location. 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 Be the Subject Matter Expert on end to end
solutions of Google services interacting with vendor features for
Wide Area Network (WAN) Networking products. Lead the technical
design and development of infrastructure for testing in virtual and
physical environments that are scalable, reliable and maintainable.
Drive the adoption of novel network applications that significantly
optimize Google's network performance in line with organizational
goals. Collaborate closely with senior leaders and cross-functional
partners to gather requirements and deliver the solution with high
software quality and architectural integrity.
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