Senior Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
• 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in technical leadership, leading project teams, and setting technical direction.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

Experience working on the networking and lower level of software stack (Kernel).

Experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.

Experience in infrastructure with knowledge of compute, storage and networking.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $161,000-$239,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Define the technical direction and strategy for providing and maintaining reliable and stable virtual and physical environments that support Google Cloud development and release workflows. This includes building tools, infrastructure, monitoring systems, and processes for environment and user autonomy, as well as maintaining Operable Components quality deployed to these environments.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure the quality of Operable Components rolled out to the environments.
• Code and debug to develop tools for working within these environments. This includes OC rollout/rollback, test execution, result reporting, and health monitoring.
• Integrate the platform/test environment with CI/CD.
• Partner with the team to align infrastructure roadmaps and strategies with stakeholders.