Data Center Staff Networking Engineer

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

In this role, you will have a technical background in end-to-end architecture and deployment of highly scalable network systems. Operating as a executive technical authority, you will be the architectural anchor for the data center facility network, ensuring it meets Google-defined requirements for architecture, reliability, and cybersecurity.

You will serve as the bridge between design and execution, making critical, real-time engineering decisions to maintain project momentum in mission-critical environments. You will partner closely with cross-functional hardware, software, and cybersecurity teams to design resilient, automated networks that support global business operations and growth. This position demands a unique combination of logical system design and physical deployment strategy for both greenfield and complex brownfield migrations.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$298,000 + 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

• Initiate and lead multi-year programs in networking infrastructure, defining project metrics and success criteria to ensure outcomes align with the long-term organizational strategy.
• Apply deep and broad technical knowledge and insightful understanding of engineering problems to make critical technical and business trade-offs and decisions (technical judgment) in high-scale networking domains.
• Establish organizations, systems, and processes that ensure reliable, repeatable, and scalable execution across a portfolio of programs impacting infrastructure development and deployment.
• Drive long-term goal and strategy, proactively manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships, negotiation, and conflict resolution across multiple Product and Engineering teams.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience with data center networking architecture, operations, and power distribution systems within mission-critical facilities.
• Experience mentoring and leading junior Technical Program Managers or technical staff, and managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for multi-year technical programs.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Advanced professional network certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent vendor-neutral architect credentials.
• Experience as a technical authority, ensuring data center facility networks meet strict reliability and cybersecurity requirements in hyperscale environments.
• Experience designing telemetry, distributed flow analysis (sFlow/NetFlow), and self-healing network pipelines driven by real-time analytics.
• Knowledge of physical security systems, automation, and brownfield deployment strategies in live production environments with zero-downtime requirements.
• Ability to influence engineering priorities without direct authority and translate technical complexities into clear executive roadmaps for executive leadership.

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