Senior Software Engineer, Workspace, Cloud Infrastructure

Google; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Async Media team. You will design, build, and evolve scalable, reliable distributed systems that power Meet's asynchronous media processing.

You will mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams, delivering high-impact features and architecture. Expect to work on backend infrastructure, with opportunities to switch teams as Google Meet evolves; the role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and handling complex problems at

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in one or more languages.
• 4 years of enterprise data-center tech experience or 2 years in cloud computing.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products and 1 year in design/architecture.
• 3 years building large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and adapt content to updates.
• Triage issues and debug/resolve impacting hardware, network, or services.

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

Distributed systems

Large-scale infrastructure

Cloud computing

Software testing

Software architecture

Data structures and algorithms

Technical leadership

Accessibility technologies

Kotlin programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Raleigh, NC, USA; Durham, NC, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 4 years of experience with traditional enterprise data-center technologies, including relational databases, storage appliances, virtual machines, and private networks or 2 years of experience with cloud computing, including infrastructure, storage, platforms and data management.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

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 developing accessible technologies.
• Experience programming in Kotlin.

About The JobGoogle'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. This role is in the Async Media team, which builds and owns the backend infrastructure and platform for Google Meet's asynchronous media processing, including features like Recordings and Live Streaming. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing, building, and evolving scalable, reliable, and high-performance distributed systems and services. You will take on complex and often ambiguous problems within the media processing pipelines, driving significant features and architectural improvements from conception to launch. You will influence the team's technical direction, mentor other engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust solutions that impact millions of users daily. This is an opportunity to shape the future of post-meeting media experiences in Google Meet. 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.ResponsibilitiesLearn more about benefits at Google .

• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .