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Technical Program Manager III, Software Integration and Fiber Infrastructure, Cloud Networking

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Compensation
$163–236K/yr
Location
Thornton, CO
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google seeks a Technical Program Manager III to lead software integration and fiber infrastructure programs for Cloud Networking. The role manages network infrastructure projects from inception through delivery, coordinates Cloud and networking teams on executable plans, and advances strategic network initiatives from concept to execution hand-off. The position supports optical network infrastructure serving Google’s worldwide data center footprint.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementSoftware IntegrationNetwork Device DevelopmentData CentersNetworkingTelecommunicationsCross-Functional Project ManagementVendor ManagementNetwork PlanningNetwork EngineeringFiber Network DeploymentProcess Automation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical Field or Equivalent Practical Experience5 Years Program Management Experience5 Years Cross-Functional Project Experience

Full job description

Technical Program Manager III, Software Integration and Fiber Infrastructure, Cloud Networking

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XThe application window will be open until at least November 20, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Thornton, CO, USA; Addison, TX, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

  • 5 years of experience in program management.

  • Experience managing software integration related to network device development or deployment.

  • Experience with data centers, networking, or telecommunications.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

  • Experience in vendor management in the telecommunications/network industry.

  • Experience with network planning and engineering.

  • Experience with fiber network deployments, including constructing new outside and inside plant fiber infrastructure.

  • Experience automating large-scale processes in a scalable and reliable way.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Google’s network provides services to billions of Internet users around the world. The Wide Area Network Capacity Infrastructure team is responsible for the design and on time delivery of optical network infrastructure around the worldwide data center footprint. We focus relentlessly on guaranteeing availability and reliability at scale. We deliver business generating capacity and services at industry-leading intervals. Simply put we enable the world’s imagination with dependable, universal connectivity.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Understand partner team dependencies, constraints, designs, and forecast mechanisms that impact the business by engaging early and often, collaborating on process improvements and communication.

  • Manage program the delivery of network infrastructure projects involving long haul dark fiber, metro fiber, leased capacity/circuits, and inside plant fiber from inception through delivery.

  • Collaborate with Cloud and networking technical teams to intake, analyze and develop cost and executable plans for Cloud networking requests.

  • Lead google-wide strategic network initiatives from concept to plan definition and hand-off to execution teams by refining large scale ambiguous projects to well defined problems, processes, and solutions.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,919 open Technical Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$163–236K/yr
  • Colorado median$135–198K/yr91 salary ranges
  • US median$135–215K/yr3,578 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $200K, is 19% above the Colorado median midpoint ($168K) — in the top quarter of Technical Program Manager salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 95 open Technical Program Manager jobs in Colorado and 3,919 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Technical Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (3,134 postings).
Education
859 of the 3,919 open Technical Program Manager jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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