Staff Software Engineer, Virtual Storage (Mandarin, English)

Google Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Singapore is looking for a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Virtual Storage. You will lead high-impact projects, design solutions utilizing APIs for network storage, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of software development experience, fluency in Mandarin and English, and a strong background in system design and architecture. This role is essential for advancing innovative technologies and improving solutions for billions of users worldwide.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Diverse work culture

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Design and implement solutions utilizing APIs for network storage.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Skills

Fluent in Mandarin

Fluent in English

Software development

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

APIs

SSD/NVMe

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Virtual Storage (Mandarin, English)

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Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Ability to communicate in Mandarin and English fluently to partner with local clients and regional partners.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross‑functional, or cross‑business projects.
• Experience in either storage infrastructure or low‑level storage technologies like SSD/NVMe or network based storage systems.
• Experience in systems, or low‑level programming.

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. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Design and implement solutions utilizing APIs to high-performance network storage across a virtualized interface, contribute directly to the team’s evolution toward higher bandwidth and lower latency storage solutions.
• Influence and coach the team. 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.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams. Partner closely with teams responsible for the storage layer to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, drive tangible, high-impact improvements for Google Cloud customers.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions for core Google Compute Engine storage connectivity features, provide high-speed access to both local and replicated network-based storage.

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.

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