Network Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, along with 5 years of experience in streaming services or broadcast media digital distribution. Your background includes 5 years of experience with data analysis and SQL/MySQL, as well as system design and network architecture. You possess experience with video encoding and content metadata, and you are familiar with designing, deploying, and troubleshooting large-scale multicast routing environments. You have built network automation frameworks and tools, such as Ansible or custom-built solutions, and have experience supporting high-bandwidth applications in cloud environments, preferably GCP. Your knowledge extends to Kubernetes, particularly GKE, and you are comfortable working with APIs, data modeling, and configuration templating. You understand audio/video signal processing and protocols, media streaming system components, and the media streaming domain. Your software development skills include proficiency in functional programming, ideally with Go and Python.

What you'll do

In this role, you will merge deep network engineering with advanced video streaming architecture, working with a team responsible for building globally scaled video streaming infrastructure that seamlessly acquires live broadcasts and prepares them for streaming. You will create the digital pipes and automated systems that acquire, process, and protect YouTube's most valuable live content. Your responsibilities include learning about traffic traversing the network, including transport protocols, video compressions, metadata, and traffic patterns. You will perform packet analysis and extend your networking expertise to the general video streaming solution and architecture space. Collaboration with business stakeholders, software engineering, SRE, and layer 1 deployment teams will be essential to ensure the network meets the needs of applications and services.

What we offer

At Google, you will be part of a team that values innovation and creativity. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology that impacts millions of users worldwide. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we believe diverse teams build better products. You will enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development.