Software Engineer III, Engineering Productivity, Google Cloud Business Platforms

Socket.dev; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a software engineer to design and build scalable systems that power developer tools and large-scale data processing.

You will work across the stack on critical projects, collaborating with engineers to ship reliable software, improve performance, and contribute to architectural decisions in a fast-paced environment.

This role emphasizes ownership, system health, and delivering high-quality code in a modern cloud environment, with competitive compensation and equity offerings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 2 years of programming in C++, Python, Java, or Go; or 1 year with advanced degree.
• 2 years building developer tools to improve velocity, quality and health.
• Strong foundation in performance, data analysis, and debugging.
• Experience with algorithms and data structures.
• Experience developing accessible technologies and test engineering.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Lead design reviews and decide on technologies.
• Review code and provide feedback on best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and educational content.
• Triage issues and debug/resolve impacting hardware, network, or service operations.

Skills

C++, Python, Java or Go

Developer tools for velocity & code健康

Performance analysis & debugging

Algorithms & data structures

Accessible technology experience

Software test engineering proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in C++, Python, Java or Go, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools or debugging.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test engineering.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Write 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.