Senior Software Engineer, Google Cloud Security and Privacy

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

Minimum 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience working with operationalizing cyber threat intelligence and security operations.
• Experience in large-scale data processing.

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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

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.