Full-Time

Senior Platform Engineer

AI

Google Fiber

Google Fiber

1,001-5,000 employees

Fiber-optic broadband internet service provider

Compensation Overview

$156.8k - $229.7k/yr

+ Bonus

No H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

In Person

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Python
Java
RAG
Microservices
Terraform
Ansible
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform

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Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in setting up SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, automation, troubleshooting, launching and supporting enterprise applications as an individual contributor and in a Lead capacity
  • 5 years of experience as senior platform engineer, with recent years dedicated to architecting and scaling enterprise AI infrastructure. Demonstrated expertise in building multi-agent systems, workflow automation, and implementing emerging integration frameworks (such as A2A and MCP)
  • 5 years of hands-on experience with public cloud and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
  • Experience with Python, Java and GCP infrastructure tools (GKE, CloudRun, CloudFunctions, GCS, etc) and experience with cloud infrastructure management and automation technologies (Terraform, Ansible etc)
Responsibilities
  • Architect and build the Internal AI Developer Platform (IDP), abstracting complex GCP AI services (Vertex AI, Agent Engine, Model Garden) into self-service, "paved-path" APIs, SDKs, or Terraform modules that product engineering teams can easily consume without needing deep AI infrastructure expertise
  • Design and Build enterprise Model Gateways. Must have experience building unified routing layers that manage rate-limiting, load balancing, failovers, and unified telemetry, allowing the platform team to swap underlying models seamlessly without breaking downstream product applications.
  • Build and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines grounded in internal client policies and technical documentation.
  • MLOps & Deployment: Oversee the deployment of microservices using GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Cloud SQL, and Cloud Build, ensuring scalable and reliable AI performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience optimizing applications, both stand-alone and in distributed systems to maximize performance
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Experience with multi-cloud environments and other cloud providers (AWS, Azure, etc.)
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Communication and teamwork skills

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.