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
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Responsibilities
- 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.
Minimum qualifications:
- 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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 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.
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.
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.