Systems Development Engineer, Edge Infrastructure Operations

Google Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 72,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Dublin, Ireland, is seeking a Systems Development Engineer for Edge Infrastructure Operations. The role emphasizes automating tools to reduce toil and improve observability across Google’s systems at scale.

The job entails collaborating with engineers, vendors, and partners to maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure while advancing automation initiatives. Ireland-specific compensation is highlighted below.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of system automation and coding (Go, Python, etc.).
• 2 years of troubleshooting across Linux and networking.
• 2 years of Linux/Unix administration and internals.

Responsibilities

• Support Linux machines across the globe to ensure the reliability of Google’s content delivery and compute infrastructure.
• Partner regularly with partner Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide remote troubleshooting and IP networking support.
• Perform as part of a follow-the-sun operations team via a roster during Dublin core hours.
• Identify and implement projects to automate and improve support, and onboard new hardware and services.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams, hardware vendors, product managers, and partners.

Skills

System automation

Go

Python

Linux troubleshooting

Linux/Unix administration

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Systems Development Engineer, Edge Infrastructure Operations

Google Dublin, Ireland

Early

Experience completing work as directed, and collaborating with teammates; developing knowledge of relevant concepts and processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with system automation and coding (e.g., Go, Python, etc.).
• 2 years of experience with troubleshooting across Linux and networking.
• 2 years of experience with Linux/Unix administration and internals.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding of internet peering/routing topologies (e.g., BGP), and front-end development.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

About the job

Systems Development Engineering (SDE) at Google is a role where you manage services and systems at scale. SDEs creatively put their engineering discipline to use automating the mundane and reducing toil. We don’t just write code to fix bugs, but emphasize the development of tools and solutions that fix classes of problems. We know it’s hard to control what you can’t measure – so we focus on observability: instrumenting first, then turning data into knowledge, and finally knowledge into action. We know that the operational efficiency of Google systems, services, virtual compute environments and the operating systems that power them impact the environment, not just the bottom line. We know that working together we can do more, and that community matters.

Google brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google‑scale services. Come build things that matter.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s 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.

Ireland: €72000 - €73500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Support Linux machines across the globe to ensure the reliability of Google’s content delivery and compute infrastructure.
• Partner regularly with partner Internet Service Provider (ISPs) to provide remote troubleshooting and Internet Protocol (IP) networking support.
• Perform as part of a follow-the-sun operations team via a roster during Dublin core hours.
• Identify and implement projects to automate and improve support, and onboard new hardware and services.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams, hardware vendors, product managers, and partners.

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