Senior Software Engineer, Google Cloud

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.

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

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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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.

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.
• Experience in technical leadership, leading project teams, and setting technical direction.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience designing, developing, deploying and maintaining distributed systems software.
• Experience leading an engineering team to deliver a large scale software project.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly private cloud.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes development (i.e., Kubernetes Controllers, CRDs, etc).
• Ability to navigate open-ended technical challenges, and make proper tradeoffs.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with cross-functional stakeholders.