Google network engineers
Came across a network engineer vacancy on linkedin and saw that coding in C++/Go/Java are listed among requirements. I am wondering to what extent are network engineers expected to be proficient in coding at Google. Are they expected to know algorithms and data structures on par with SWE?
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The Trade Desk BWKa68 Nov 18, 2017
It is specific to modern companies that have their shit together. Though Python would also be okay. These job descriptions filter out your run of the mill router jockeys.
A network engineer is expected to understand fundamentals. They are not expected to be an expert in coding, that's a SWE job. As a network engineer like most careers there's repetitive tasks that you'll do over and over. Tasks that are very time consuming. Deploying switches, changing vlans, etc. The goal here is that you recognize those tasks and automate them.
I see. Are you describing the general case with network engineers across the industry? Or is that specific to Google? I find it hard to believe that C++ is needed for merely automating VLAN changes.
Fundamentals = leetcode?