PhD Software Engineer - AI & Large-Scale Systems

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a PhD Software Engineer to join our advanced systems teams. You will work on projects that push the boundaries of distributed computing, AI infrastructure, and large-scale data storage, contributing across the stack.

As a PhD graduate, you bring deep research experience and a collaborative mindset. Google offers opportunities to explore multiple product areas, with competitive compensation and equity.

Qualifications

• PhD graduate or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong coding experience in C/C++/Python/Java/Golang.
• Experience architecting distributed systems.
• Experience with concurrency and multi-threading.

Responsibilities

• Participate in or lead team projects to carry out design, analysis, and development of advanced systems across the stack, using your research expertise.
• Write documents that set new technical directions. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content, and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Study, diagnose and resolve complex technical issues by analyzing the sources of the issues and the impact on software, hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Develop code, review code developed by other developers, and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

Skills

PhD in CS or related field

C

C++

Python

Java

Golang

distributed systems

concurrency

Rust

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Rust

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a PhD Software Engineer to join our advanced systems teams. You will work on projects that push the boundaries of distributed computing, AI infrastructure, and large-scale data storage, contributing across the stack.

As a PhD graduate, you bring deep research experience and a collaborative mindset. Google offers opportunities to explore multiple product areas, with competitive compensation and equity.