--- title: Senior Datacenter Engineer at Google in Sunnyvale, CA description: Google is hiring for the Senior Datacenter Engineer role in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $144K–$208K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-datacenter-engineer-at-google-01a15edc-f5bc-7b57-84cc-856ff5f0902f date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Senior Datacenter Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $144K–$208K per year. Requires 5+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/8krnnx.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Sunnyvale, CA | | **Salary** | $144K/yr - $208K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 21, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $102,000 – $125,000 a year (median $102,000). ## Description Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians. With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical). 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: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Define data center system-level, product architecture, and research and development, while helping to develop operations and maintenance procedures for systems/processes. - Conduct engineering analysis and research designs and methods of data center equipment and facilities. - Ensure designs and installations meet requirements (e.g., predicted cooling, structural, operational concerns, etc.). ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments. - Experience in electrical infrastructure. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant fields. - Professional Engineering (PE) license. - Experience with medium voltage systems. - Experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection. - Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) tools. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments. - Experience in electrical infrastructure. ## Skills - Construction - Electrical Design - Facility Design - High Voltage - Power Monitoring - Medium Voltage - Low Voltage - SCADA - Data Centers - Commissioning - Electrical Systems - Control Systems - Engineering Analysis - Power Management - Substations - Switchgear - Electrical Engineering - Backup Power Systems ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Network & Systems Administration jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/network-and-systems-administration?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [IT Infrastructure Support Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/network-and-systems-administration/it-infrastructure-support-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5882 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5882 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)