Network Test Engineer, Switch Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience in software development and testing.
• Experience with test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, automation, and debugging.
• Experience with a coding language (e.g., C++ or Python).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with test methodologies, creating test cases, automation and debugging.
• Experience with network equipment and network protocols testing and debugging.

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Write simple test plans, and automate others' test plans.
• Execute testing and releases of networking product/feature.
• Triage automated regression bugs, provide failure analysis and proactively escalate more complex issues to senior engineers.
• Apply debugging and problem-solving skills to ensure the robustness of network infrastructure.
• Setup and maintain Testbed infrastructure and existing test automation. Document test procedures and results.