Technical Program Manager III, Optical Infrastructure, Google Networking
Thornton, CO, USA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years of experience in program management; preferred: 5 years managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads programs and operational improvements for Google’s IP and optical network infrastructure, coordinating teams and projects to support network quality and customer needs.
What you'll do
- Coordinate day-to-day operations, planning, releases, and cross-team issue resolution.
- Monitor code quality and establish practices to improve readability, extensibility, and testability.
- Partner with test and QA teams to improve product quality and recommend effective team practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program management.
- Experience with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2 and 3 routers, and data services.
- Experience in systematic troubleshooting in IP and optical environments.
Nice to have
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with device repair, network topologies, global internet technologies, or NOC/TAC operations; knowledge of optical communications networking.
Pay
$163000 - $236000 (USD) base salary
Tools
IP, optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2 and 3 routers, data services
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