Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Interconnect

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

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Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google Cambridge, MA is seeking a mid-level Senior Software Engineer for Cloud Interconnect to build scalable distributed systems and interconnect solutions within Google Cloud. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and operate reliable infrastructure at scale.

The role emphasizes design reviews, code quality, and production pipelines, with competitive compensation including base salary, bonus target, and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years programming in Go, Python, C++, or Java.
• 3 years designing and scaling large-scale distributed systems.
• 3 years delivering technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code for best practices and quality.
• Contribute to documentation and educational content.
• Triage issues and debug across hardware, network, or services.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5 yrs programming

Distributed systems

Software design

Education

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Go

Python

C++

Java

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Interconnect

Location

Cambridge, MA, USA

Experience Level

Mid

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience programming in one or more of the following: Go, Python, C++, or Java.
• 3 years of experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure.
• 3 years of experience managing the design and implementation of solutions for technical problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with network engineering, software-defined networking (SDN), or network control planes and protocols (e.g., BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS).
• Experience with system automation, automated testing, or continuous deployment pipelines in a production environment.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex, systemic troubleshooting issues in distributed control plane systems.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical designs and collaborate effectively with adjacent engineering, product, and SRE teams.

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.

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

US: $174,000 - $252,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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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.

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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

Locations

Cambridge, MA, USA

Experience

Driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.