Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane Network

Google Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to grow and maintain the control plane networking infrastructure powering data centers. You will tackle critical challenges in distributed systems while embracing opportunities to evolve within the company.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, at least 5 years of software development experience, and proficiency in tackling large-scale system problems. Join Google in shaping technology for the future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback.
• Contribute to documentation and adapt content based on user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug by analyzing sources.

Skills

Software development

Testing and maintaining software products

Leadership in technical roles

Problem-solving in distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science (preferred)

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane Network

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 are 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.

In this role, you will be responsible for growing and maintaining the control plane networking infrastructure that powers Google's data centers across the globe, which involves solving some of the hardest problems in distributed systems (scaling, availability, efficiency) while ensuring robust network fundamentals. As part of this team, you will be actively working on key programs enabling networking scaling for ML spurred by recent AI growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• 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).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.