Senior Software Engineer — Distributed Systems & Security

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers in the United States to develop next-generation technologies at scale. You will work on projects spanning distributed systems, security, and data storage, with opportunities to switch teams as Google grows. You will design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions across full-stack responsibilities.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and delivering reliable systems, with compensation including salary, bonus, and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience programming in C++, Java or Go.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management).
• Experience in distributed computing.

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.

Skills

C++

Java

Go

Testing

Software design & architecture

Data privacy / security

Distributed computing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers in the United States to develop next-generation technologies at scale. You will work on projects spanning distributed systems, security, and data storage, with opportunities to switch teams as Google grows. You will design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions across full-stack responsibilities.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and delivering reliable systems, with compensation including salary, bonus, and equity.