Software Engineer, BigQuery Query Optimization

Google LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google Kirkland, WA is seeking a Software Engineer for BigQuery Query Optimization. You will work on large-scale distributed systems, optimize SQL processing, and contribute to high-performance data analytics.

The role emphasizes code quality, collaboration, and design reviews as we push cloud-native data warehousing forward to deliver fast, reliable queries for enterprise customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience.
• 3 years of experience with large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Experience programming in C++.
• Experience with distributed systems and debugging.

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 existing documentation and adapt content.
• Triage issues and debug across hardware, network, or service operations.

Skills

C++

Distributed Systems

Debugging

Large-scale infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Software Engineer, BigQuery Query Optimization

Google Kirkland, WA, USA

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies or storage.
• Experience programming in C++.
• Experience with the following: Distributed Systems, Debugging.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience shipping mission-critical code with high performance and correctness requirements.
• Experience in debugging performance of a multi-node distributed systems.
• Domain knowledge in the SQL database query processing and query optimization space.

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.

Join the Query Optimization team in BigQuery. We're at the forefront of cloud-native data warehousing, powering mission-critical analytics for the world’s largest enterprises. We make sure that customers can get the answers they need as quickly and smoothly as possible through a variety of means, including algebraic SQL enhancements and materialized views.

In this role, you will learn execution dynamics and tuning at depth, test your limits, and deliver customer-focused innovation across a growing set of crucial workloads. If you're ready to make a significant difference on a global platform used by millions and dive into the technical depths of high-performance information processing, we want to hear from you.

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.

Join the Query Optimization team in BigQuery. We're at the forefront of cloud-native data warehousing, powering mission-critical analytics for the world’s largest enterprises. We make sure that customers can get the answers they need as quickly and smoothly as possible through a variety of means, including algebraic SQL enhancements and materialized views.

In this role, you will learn execution dynamics and tuning at depth, test your limits, and deliver customer-focused innovation across a growing set of crucial workloads. If you're ready to make a significant difference on a global platform used by millions and dive into the technical depths of high-performance information processing, we want to hear from you.

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 our 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

• 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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