Infrastructure Software Engineer III: Scalable Systems

Google; United States; On-site; USD 147,000 - 211,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III for its YouTube infrastructure in San Bruno, CA. This mid-level role focuses on building and scaling large distributed systems with C++ expertise and strong problem-solving skills.

You’ll collaborate across teams to design, code, review, and test core infrastructure and services. The position emphasizes versatility, leadership, and delivering reliable software that powers billions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in C++.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• 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.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Large-scale infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III for its YouTube infrastructure in San Bruno, CA. This mid-level role focuses on building and scaling large distributed systems with C++ expertise and strong problem-solving skills.

You’ll collaborate across teams to design, code, review, and test core infrastructure and services. The position emphasizes versatility, leadership, and delivering reliable software that powers billions of users worldwide.