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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Unified Traffic Engineering, Infrastructure

Google

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/16/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer in Unified Traffic Engineering at Google will focus on optimizing routing and traffic load balancing for Google's global networks. This role involves delivering network flows for Google and Google Cloud Platform services while ensuring compliance with service level objectives. The engineer will work within a team that is redefining AI and infrastructure capabilities at scale. The position requires a blend of technical leadership and hands-on software development to enhance large-scale software solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in C++.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
  • Build next generation traffic engineering functionality.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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