Senior Software Engineer, Performance, Google Cloud Platforms

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive progress and mentor junior team members. You will work on critical projects, manage priorities, and enhance software solutions within a dynamic environment. The role requires expertise in software development and performance analysis, contributing to Google's innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with performance and large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in or lead design reviews with peers.

Skills

Software Development

Problem Solving

Mentoring

Data Analysis

Debugging

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Performance, Google Cloud Platforms

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Experience

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

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development with one or more programming languages, data structures, and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year in software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products handle information at massive scale and extend beyond web search. We seek engineers with fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design, and mobile development. As a software engineer, you will work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams and projects as our fast-paced business grows. We require versatile engineers who demonstrate leadership and enthusiasm for tackling new problems across the full-stack 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.

Our Technical Infrastructure team builds and maintains the architecture that keeps Google's online services running smoothly. From data centers to next-generation platforms, our work makes Google's products possible. We are passionate about understanding and rebuilding complex systems to improve performance and reliability.

Google Cloud accelerates digital transformation for organizations worldwide by providing enterprise-grade solutions leveraging Google’s cutting-edge technology. Customers in over 200 countries trust Google Cloud to help grow and solve critical business challenges. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary ranges depend on role, level, and location, with individual pay influenced by skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will share specific details during hiring.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to select technologies.
• Review code written by others to ensure best practices, style, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
• Contribute to documentation and educational content, updating based on product changes and user feedback.
• Triage issues, debug, and resolve problems affecting hardware, network, or service quality.

Google is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or related conditions. See Google's EEO Policy and related resources.

As a global company, English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise specified. Google does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees related to such resumes.