Full-Time

Application Engineer

Product Catalog

Posted on 4/20/2026

Google Fiber

Google Fiber

1,001-5,000 employees

Fiber-optic broadband internet service provider

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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Category
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kotlin
Git
Java
Microservices
Redis
Spring
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience in software design and development using Java and/or Kotlin.
  • 3 years of experience in building services related to product inventory and rule engines.
  • Experience using development tools such as GitHub and Harness.io.
Responsibilities
  • Leverage Kotlin microservices communicating with third-party integrations to build, design, and manage the rules engine that controls GFiber's product catalog.
  • Use Kotlin and related technologies, including Spring Boot, Redis, and other related frameworks on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Work on a team of distributed backend engineers, fostering a team culture of collaboration by providing space to ask questions, offer technical guidance, and share ideas.
  • Collaborate with internal development and cross-functional teams, such as technical program managers, engineering managers, and other engineers, to successfully deliver projects within agreed-upon timelines.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to outages and emergency issues.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience developing for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Experience developing systems integrated with and/or hands-on experience using Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Vlocity, Salesforce CPQ).

Google Fiber provides high-speed fiber-optic broadband for homes and small businesses. It uses fiber-to-the-home connections to offer symmetric upload and download speeds across several tiers, with no data caps, no equipment fees, and no annual contracts. It differentiates itself by its fast, equal-speed internet and by building or leveraging fiber networks rather than relying on traditional cable infrastructure, while shifting TV offerings to streaming partners. Its goal is to expand ultra-fast internet access and boost competition in the broadband market, supported by a planned merger with Astound Broadband to fund further expansion while Alphabet retains a minority stake.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Pre-installed Wi-Fi drives 75% of apartment tenant leasing decisions, boosting multifamily sales.
  • The GFiber-Astound merger will create a larger independent fiber platform with more capital.
  • Premium 3-gig Wi-Fi 7 deployments enable upselling high-capacity tiers to tech-savvy households.

What critics are saying

  • The GFiber-Astound merger faces a 25-40% failure risk within 12-24 months, limiting national expansion.
  • Limited footprint across 19 states exposes GFiber to aggressive undercutting by regional fiber rivals.
  • Premium pricing at $70-$150/month invites value attacks from cable and fiber competitors in low-gig markets.

What makes Google Fiber unique

  • Google Fiber delivers true symmetrical fiber-optic speeds up to 8 Gbps.
  • It offers flat monthly pricing with no data caps, contracts, or equipment fees.
  • Google Fiber provides instant move-in internet via pre-installed Wi-Fi 7 in multifamily units.

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Business Wire
Mar 17th, 2026
Astound appoints Ettienne Brandt CEO ahead of GFiber merger following Frontier's $20B Verizon sale

Astound has appointed Ettienne Brandt as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Brandt will lead the company as it prepares for a planned combination with GFiber (formerly Google Fiber), announced on 11 March, which would create the largest independent fibre-based broadband provider in the United States. Brandt brings over 25 years of telecommunications experience. He most recently served as executive vice president, commercial at Frontier Communications, playing a key role in the company's transformation that led to its $20 billion sale to Verizon. He has previously worked for British Telecom, EE, Orange and Virgin Media. Astound provides internet, Wi-Fi, mobile, TV and fibre-optic solutions across multiple US states, including Texas, California and New York.

GeekWire
Mar 12th, 2026
Born as Wave in the Seattle area, Astound Broadband is merging with GFiber as new internet provider

For the Pacific Northwest tech corridor, the deal is the latest chapter for a business born in Kirkland, Wash., as Wave Broadband. Founded by Steve Weed, Wave grew into a dominant regional challenger to traditional cable giants.

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