Software Developer III, Infrastructure, Core

Google LLC; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Software Developer III for the Infrastructure, Core team in Waterloo, Ontario. The role focuses on backend engineering for core infrastructure with opportunities to influence large-scale systems and data paths.

In-person interviews are common, and Google emphasizes flexible problem-solving across the stack. The Core team builds foundational pieces across Google's products, focusing on scalable, safe, and coherent experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development experience in backend engineering.
• Experience in managing and debugging cloud systems (e.g., monitoring, logging, tracing).

Responsibilities

• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Write product or system development code.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

Skills

Backend engineering

Go

C++

Cloud systems management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Software Developer III, Infrastructure, Core

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development experience in backend engineering.
• Experience in managing and debugging cloud systems (e.g., monitoring, logging, tracing).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Experience in performance analysis and debugging.
• Experience with Go or C++.
• Experience in managing the availability, performance, or scalability of systems.

About the job

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

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

About the job

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

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

Canada: $150000 - $153000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Write product or system development code.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

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