Software Engineer, Google Public Sector, Infrastructure

Google Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Public Sector in Reston, VA is seeking a Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to help build secure, scalable cloud services for government and education customers. You will work on SovOps to improve reliability and efficiency across large-scale distributed systems, while aligning with security requirements and enterprise standards.

You’ll design, implement, and operate software platforms, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and contributing to long‑term architecture to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Engage in and improve the entire lifecycle of Google Public Sector air‑gapped services, from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support services before they go live via system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
• Maintain live services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through automation, and push and contribute to architectural changes that improve reliability and velocity.
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Distributed systems

Software development

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Software Engineer, Google Public Sector, Infrastructure

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience working with algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis and software design.
• 1 year of experience using Go (Golang) as a programming language for systems or application development.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

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.

As a Software Engineer (Infrastructure) on the SovOps team, you are at the front‑line of an engineering‑driven transformation. You will build and secure sovereign cloud platforms, ensuring system reliability and effective operations within high‑stakes, secure environments. Utilizing experience with large‑scale distributed systems, you will drive insights and integrate new technology to improve the reliability, efficiency, and simplicity of the operational stack, eliminate systemic toil, and enforce long‑term architectural excellence.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose‑built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Engage in and improve the entire lifecycle of Google Public Sector air‑gapped services, from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support services before they go live via system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
• Maintain live services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through automation, and push and contribute to architectural changes that improve reliability and velocity.
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity 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 condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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