Network Test Infrastructure Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience working with and testing multiple L2 and L3 networking protocols as well as troubleshooting automation.
• Experience with test methodologies, writing test plans and creating test cases.
• Experience in Network Test Automation, Programming, Coding (Python or Go).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of Experience with object-oriented programming languages, such as C++ or Python.
• Experience with testing or releasing networking products.
• Experience working with and testing multiple L2 and L3 networking protocols as well as troubleshooting automation.

About the job

Our computational challenges are so big and unique we can't just buy our hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Networking Test Engineer you make sure that our massive and growing network is operating at its peak potential. You have hands-on experience with complex networking equipment, a deep understanding of networking protocols, test design and implementation chops and a background in IP network design. It's your job to make sure Google's cutting-edge technology can perform at scale.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Identify and report bugs, including escalating complex issues to senior engineers or managers.
• Develop and execute test plans, including contributing to the hardening of device hardware and software by developing automated scripts and running regression on existing Google platforms.
  
• Manage testing and releases of networking products, including managing timelines and project plans.
• Write and review test plans with teams, including identifying and gathering requirements to test networking features of a moderate to high-complexity project, participate in cross-functional reviews with related teams which cover test plans and test results.